Sunday, January 28, 2024

[SOLVED] Any exception to use include in .gitconfig?

Issue

Following up on Is it possible to include a file in your .gitconfig, are there any exceptions to use include in the .gitconfig file? Why mine is not working?

$ cat .gitconfig
[include]
    path = /tmp/.gitconfig.id

$ cat /tmp/.gitconfig.id

[user]
        name = Me
        email = [email protected]

$ git config --global user.name | wc
      0       0       0

$ git -v
git version 2.39.2

$ uname -rms
Linux 6.1.0-9-amd64 x86_64

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Release:        12
Codename:       bookworm

I.e., I found myself can use include in the .gitconfig for all sections except [user].


Solution

--[no-]includes:

Respect include.* directives in config files when looking up values. Defaults to off when a specific file is given (e.g., using --file, --global, etc) and on when searching all config files.

I.e. either omit --global:

git config user.name | wc

or add --includes:

git config --global --includes user.name | wc


Answered By - phd
Answer Checked By - Marilyn (WPSolving Volunteer)
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