From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, FREEMAIL_REPLYTO_END_DIGIT,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_NONE shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 514F21F619 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2020 05:48:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1725874AbgCSFso (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:48:44 -0400 Received: from mail-ot1-f45.google.com ([209.85.210.45]:33358 "EHLO mail-ot1-f45.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725601AbgCSFso (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:48:44 -0400 Received: by mail-ot1-f45.google.com with SMTP id x26so1222109otk.0 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:48:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=g3xRRXRkTlVzNLcmFbY3r93l1UlvaF0yC0ti5B1prjY=; b=FuOTDEzOF2nM1A+3sxExkbaX0aV1GXYZOdgViqijz4OoUXGT7+Mj7/OE/qs/tQ6wnL 5lYupHML2OGq06fIILOK6RZ5B+WXwkMwM6uTQykn2DfZtM5s0+KUyd2URueiyErW/5tC sJ6lxH1X7jWv0+m8t7rVm5iN7JSVt2i3XpW6vWs6GEmkJW3vmEYHo3lEcLKIzMCWmNKN 2XppTg74efJVbZK0rw5MWEDIuoorkJ23v3Hj/wWN8+K12hJ4AHMnqQW9OC7WV7yK4EtT jRQloRNZQWUnILB52z+1xBQrc31NSJ2aq0qXN2J00yit3lv/ajMjW2B7aYKwPfccHSQ8 1p4w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:reply-to:from:date:message-id :subject:to; bh=g3xRRXRkTlVzNLcmFbY3r93l1UlvaF0yC0ti5B1prjY=; b=aliVwByjp4Q3ZwoDLatxXLXZ98X956LdPYPQ8hXY/Am3NF7oiIHLMZpFus065rgMTQ 5NDEcAkmsEZK20lOLszer0fgWlXrZw/J+NRln/+6iVRrb/yA4ET5JH7ygUKQuxPD8GPi hmlL/vdXAk4ZJ0GZy3ifSnyyYQf+5XQJOAlEB9NMaq0wd0wklp8dXxZVoVFRPryHOiG0 KurXd1ODMVHcyTqlivOHR/Bb4DYMcB2G5VELdDpBbNiRRVGmz7vYsSGQQyS/a5toKxfO u4ZEwmLv2Fzr92FT6OOsbyxiBGQEZZjT9cTlvq5ZoW7yRcsURmgipmE8ILEbhtCjuNFc T3dQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ANhLgQ0W2UdHaYoTnSilAn8Ujy0brYE1NxzwFlKw5wCp/tYF0xFEQL8l a1xfcpKxeYU/ymKLM2/GyKcXKlwRWpH+wzRP5AyO1X+/tR4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ADFU+vuEGvU9ZljDkSU4My+KSFhq+qX6wUt+wfO17nWNbKGIQBce/TG9znaOhSQi666yPEnxqcY/92jmso7i6GSMz9s= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:314e:: with SMTP id c14mr1044766ots.7.1584596923004; Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:48:43 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: timothee.cour2@gmail.com From: Timothee Cour Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:48:17 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: git makes it impossible to ignore or override global gitconfig, needs `GITCONFIGFILE` To: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org git makes it impossible to ignore global gitconfig. This is essentially what's being asked here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23400449/how-to-make-git-temporarily-ignore-gitconfig ## proposal: add an environment variable (like for tig and other programs), eg: `GITCONFIGFILE=~/.gitconfig_temp git diff` seems like an easy change that would make it easy for users to ignore or override their gitconfig ## note: I've asked here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/git-users/1ehWsItL8vE but got 0 response after 6 months