| commit | 42d5c033945e4fc41d7268bfe4284d37651986b8 | [log] [tgz] |
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| author | Ralph Seichter <github@seichter.de> | Tue Mar 12 21:47:00 2024 +0000 |
| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | Fri Mar 15 12:25:35 2024 -0700 |
| tree | db87697441a5ef5dab70079a6190eaaab148d47c | |
| parent | 4f9b731bdeccffa1b13e5edf4bc0428b8d49704e [diff] |
config: add --comment option to add a comment
Introduce the ability to append comments to modifications
made using git-config. Example usage:
git config --comment "changed via script" \
--add safe.directory /home/alice/repo.git
based on the proposed patch, the output produced is:
[safe]
directory = /home/alice/repo.git #changed via script
Users need to be able to distinguish between config entries made
using automation and entries made by a human. Automation can add
comments containing a URL pointing to explanations for the change
made, avoiding questions from users as to why their config file
was changed by a third party.
The implementation ensures that a # character is unconditionally
prepended to the provided comment string, and that the comment
text is appended as a suffix to the changed key-value-pair in the
same line of text. Multi-line comments (i.e. comments containing
linefeed) are rejected as errors, causing Git to exit without
making changes.
Comments are aimed at humans who inspect or change their Git
config using a pager or editor. Comments are not meant to be
read or displayed by git-config at a later time.
Signed-off-by: Ralph Seichter <github@seichter.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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