doc: config: terminate runaway lists
There are many places in git-config(1) where paragraphs that should logically come after a list are instead appended to the last item of the list. This is a well-documented quirk of AsciiDoc, and can be mitigated by enclosing the list in an open block: -- * first item * last item -- + New paragraph after the list. Fix the issue accordingly. Signed-off-by: Tuomas Ahola <taahol@utu.fi> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Tuomas Ahola committed
Jun 11, 2026 at 19:19 UTC
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Documentation/config.adoc
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index dcea3c0c15..fc48c1c461 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.adoc
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@@ -276,13 +276,15 @@ boolean::
When a variable is said to take a boolean value, many
synonyms are accepted for 'true' and 'false'; these are all
case-insensitive.
-
++
+--
true;; Boolean true literals are `yes`, `on`, `true`,
and `1`. Also, a variable defined without `= <value>`
is taken as true.
false;; Boolean false literals are `no`, `off`, `false`,
`0` and the empty string.
+--
+
When converting a value to its canonical form using the `--type=bool` type
specifier, 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or
Documentation/config/promisor.adoc
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index b0fa43b839..39af63dcb8 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/promisor.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/config/promisor.adoc
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ If one of these field names (e.g., "token") is being checked for an
advertised promisor remote (e.g., "foo"), three conditions must be met
for the check of this specific field to pass:
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+--
1. The corresponding local configuration (e.g., `remote.foo.token`)
must be set.
2. The server must advertise the "token" field for remote "foo".
3. The value of the locally configured `remote.foo.token` must exactly
match the value advertised by the server for the "token" field.
+--
+
If any of these conditions is not met for any field name listed in
`promisor.checkFields`, the advertised remote "foo" is rejected.
Documentation/config/safe.adoc
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index 2d45c98b12..5ae4476b24 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/safe.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/config/safe.adoc
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ safe.bareRepository::
Specifies which bare repositories Git will work with. The currently
supported values are:
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* `all`: Git works with all bare repositories. This is the default.
* `explicit`: Git only works with bare repositories specified via
the top-level `--git-dir` command-line option, or the `GIT_DIR`
environment variable (see linkgit:git[1]).
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If you do not use bare repositories in your workflow, then it may be
beneficial to set `safe.bareRepository` to `explicit` in your global
Documentation/git-config.adoc
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index 00545b2054..8439ce97df 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.adoc
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ Use `--no-value` to unset _<pattern>_.
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Valid `<type>`'s include:
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- 'bool': canonicalize values `true`, `yes`, `on`, and positive
numbers as "true", and values `false`, `no`, `off` and `0` as
"false".
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include:
escape sequence. When setting a value, a sanity-check is performed to ensure
that the given value is canonicalize-able as an ANSI color, but it is written
as-is.
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If the command is in `list` mode, then the `--type <type>` argument will apply
to each listed config value. If the value does not successfully parse in that