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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2012-09-03 15:53:06 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2012-09-03 15:53:07 -0700
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parent9409c7a5b33d6a4d68f58ccb1034fa50c92cac68 (diff)
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Merge branch 'jc/maint-config-exit-status'
The exit status code from "git config" was way overspecified while being incorrect. Update the implementation to give the documented status for a case that was documented, and introduce a new code for "all other errors". * jc/maint-config-exit-status: config: "git config baa" should exit with status 1
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@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@ configuration file by default, and options '--system', '--global',
'--file <filename>' can be used to tell the command to write to
that location (you can say '--local' but that is the default).
-This command will fail (with exit code ret) if:
+This command will fail with non-zero status upon error. Some exit
+codes are:
. The config file is invalid (ret=3),
. can not write to the config file (ret=4),
. no section or name was provided (ret=2),
. the section or key is invalid (ret=1),
. you try to unset an option which does not exist (ret=5),
-. you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match (ret=5),
-. you try to use an invalid regexp (ret=6), or
-. you use '--global' option without $HOME being properly set (ret=128).
+. you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match (ret=5), or
+. you try to use an invalid regexp (ret=6).
On success, the command returns the exit code 0.