From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
"Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>,
"Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.email>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:55:08 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq1rfg6vcz.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqczz06x83.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:14:52 -0800")
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> The same problem may exist in new paragraphs in git.txt that
> describes the "--config-env" stuff.
Here is what I tentatively queued on top of these 8 patches as a fixup.
Thanks.
Documentation/git-config.txt | 8 ++++----
Documentation/git.txt | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index b71c1ac7b8..67eb40f506 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_<n>::
pairs are processed. These environment variables will override values
in configuration files, but will be overridden by any explicit options
passed via `git -c`.
-
- This is useful for cases where you want to spawn multiple git commands
- with a common configuration but cannot depend on a configuration file,
- for example when writing scripts.
++
+This is useful for cases where you want to spawn multiple git commands
+with a common configuration but cannot depend on a configuration file,
+for example when writing scripts.
[[EXAMPLES]]
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 80fb8fab11..3b0f87a71b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -81,25 +81,26 @@ foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which `git config
--type=bool` will convert to `false`.
--config-env=<name>=<envvar>::
- Like `-c <name>=<var>` except the value is the name of an
+ Like `-c <name>=<value>`, give configuration variable
+ '<name>' a value, where <envvar> is the name of an
environment variable from which to retrieve the value. Unlike
`-c` there is no shortcut for directly setting the value to an
empty string, instead the environment variable itself must be
- set to the empty strin. Errors if the `<envvar>` does not exist
+ set to the empty string. It is an error if the `<envvar>` does not exist
in the environment. `<envvar>` may not contain an equals sign
to avoid ambiguity with `<name>`s which contain one.
-
- This is useful for cases where you want to pass transitory
- configuration options to git, but are doing so on OS's where
- other processes might be able to read your cmdline
- (e.g. `/proc/self/cmdline`), but not your environ
- (e.g. `/proc/self/environ`). That behavior is the default on
- Linux, but may not be on your system.
-
- Note that this might add security for variables such as
- `http.extraHeader` where the sensitive information is part of
- the value, but not e.g. `url.<base.insteadOf` where the
- sensitive information can be part of the key.
++
+This is useful for cases where you want to pass transitory
+configuration options to git, but are doing so on OS's where
+other processes might be able to read your cmdline
+(e.g. `/proc/self/cmdline`), but not your environ
+(e.g. `/proc/self/environ`). That behavior is the default on
+Linux, but may not be on your system.
++
+Note that this might add security for variables such as
+`http.extraHeader` where the sensitive information is part of
+the value, but not e.g. `url.<base>.insteadOf` where the
+sensitive information can be part of the key.
--exec-path[=<path>]::
Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed.
--
2.30.0-rc1-197-ga312a798fc
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Thread overview: 116+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-11-24 10:50 [PATCH v2 0/2] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-11-24 10:50 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] config: extract function to parse config pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-11-24 10:50 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-11-25 3:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-25 7:06 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-11-25 7:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-25 7:57 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-11-25 8:47 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-25 9:00 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-11-25 19:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-25 10:41 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Jeff King
2020-11-25 13:16 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-11-26 0:36 ` Jeff King
2020-11-25 20:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-25 22:47 ` brian m. carlson
2020-11-26 6:31 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-01 9:47 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-01 11:30 ` Jeff King
2020-12-01 9:55 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] " Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-01 9:55 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] environment: make `getenv_safe()` non-static Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-01 9:56 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] config: extract function to parse config pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-01 9:56 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] config: refactor parsing of GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-01 9:56 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-09 11:52 ` [PATCH v4 0/6] config: allow specifying config entries via env Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-09 11:52 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] git: add `--super-prefix` to usage string Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-09 11:52 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] config: add new way to pass config via `--config-env` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-09 14:40 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-12-09 16:24 ` Jeff King
2020-12-11 13:24 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-11 14:21 ` Jeff King
2020-12-11 14:54 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-11 16:10 ` Jeff King
2020-12-09 16:10 ` Jeff King
2020-12-09 16:12 ` [PATCH 1/3] quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function Jeff King
2020-12-09 16:17 ` [PATCH 2/3] config: parse more robust format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS Jeff King
2020-12-09 16:20 ` [PATCH 3/3] config: store "git -c" variables using more robust format Jeff King
2020-12-09 16:34 ` Jeff King
2020-12-10 20:55 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-12-10 21:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-12-11 13:21 ` Jeff King
2020-12-10 0:00 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] config: add new way to pass config via `--config-env` Junio C Hamano
2020-12-10 0:09 ` Jeff King
2020-12-10 0:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-12-11 13:24 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-11 14:20 ` Jeff King
2020-12-09 11:52 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] environment: make `getenv_safe()` non-static Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-09 11:52 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] config: extract function to parse config pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-09 13:12 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-12-09 11:52 ` [PATCH v4 5/6] config: refactor parsing of GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-09 11:52 ` [PATCH v4 6/6] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-09 15:29 ` [PATCH v4 0/6] config: allow specifying config entries via env Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-12-11 13:35 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-11 14:27 ` Jeff King
2020-12-11 14:42 ` Jeff King
2020-12-11 14:58 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-11 14:47 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-11 15:21 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2020-12-11 16:02 ` Jeff King
2020-12-16 7:52 ` [PATCH v5 0/8] " Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-16 7:52 ` [PATCH v5 1/8] git: add `--super-prefix` to usage string Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-16 7:52 ` [PATCH v5 2/8] config: add new way to pass config via `--config-env` Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-23 21:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-12-16 7:54 ` [PATCH v5 4/8] config: extract function to parse config pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-16 7:54 ` [PATCH v5 7/8] environment: make `getenv_safe()` a public function Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-16 7:54 ` [PATCH v5 8/8] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-23 21:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-12-23 21:55 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2021-01-06 10:28 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-06 21:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-12-16 7:56 ` [PATCH v5 3/8] quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-16 7:56 ` [PATCH v5 5/8] config: store "git -c" variables using more robust format Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-16 7:57 ` [PATCH v5 6/8] config: parse more robust format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS Patrick Steinhardt
2020-12-16 20:01 ` Phillip Wood
2021-01-07 6:36 ` [PATCH v6 0/8] config: allow specifying config entries via env Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-07 6:36 ` [PATCH v6 1/8] git: add `--super-prefix` to usage string Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-07 6:36 ` [PATCH v6 2/8] config: add new way to pass config via `--config-env` Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-10 20:29 ` Simon Ruderich
2021-01-11 0:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-11 8:24 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-07 6:36 ` [PATCH v6 3/8] quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-07 6:37 ` [PATCH v6 4/8] config: extract function to parse config pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-07 6:37 ` [PATCH v6 5/8] config: store "git -c" variables using more robust format Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-07 6:37 ` [PATCH v6 6/8] config: parse more robust format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-07 6:37 ` [PATCH v6 7/8] environment: make `getenv_safe()` a public function Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-07 6:37 ` [PATCH v6 8/8] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 8:36 ` [PATCH v7 0/8] " Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 8:36 ` [PATCH v7 1/8] git: add `--super-prefix` to usage string Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 8:36 ` [PATCH v7 2/8] config: add new way to pass config via `--config-env` Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 22:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-11 8:36 ` [PATCH v7 3/8] quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 8:36 ` [PATCH v7 4/8] config: extract function to parse config pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 8:37 ` [PATCH v7 5/8] config: store "git -c" variables using more robust format Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 8:37 ` [PATCH v7 6/8] config: parse more robust format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 8:37 ` [PATCH v7 7/8] environment: make `getenv_safe()` a public function Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-11 8:37 ` [PATCH v7 8/8] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-12 12:26 ` [PATCH v8 0/8] " Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-12 12:26 ` [PATCH v8 1/8] git: add `--super-prefix` to usage string Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-12 12:26 ` [PATCH v8 2/8] config: add new way to pass config via `--config-env` Patrick Steinhardt
2021-04-16 15:40 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 8:38 ` Jeff King
2021-04-19 15:28 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2021-04-20 11:01 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 10:59 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 10:05 ` Jeff King
2021-05-19 11:36 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-01-12 12:26 ` [PATCH v8 3/8] quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-12 12:26 ` [PATCH v8 4/8] config: extract function to parse config pairs Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-12 12:27 ` [PATCH v8 5/8] config: store "git -c" variables using more robust format Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-15 19:16 ` Jeff King
2021-01-20 6:29 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-20 6:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-20 7:42 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-20 22:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-12 12:27 ` [PATCH v8 6/8] config: parse more robust format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-12 12:27 ` [PATCH v8 7/8] environment: make `getenv_safe()` a public function Patrick Steinhardt
2021-01-12 12:27 ` [PATCH v8 8/8] config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs Patrick Steinhardt
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