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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] config: add --literal-value option
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Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> writes:

> Since there is already asymmetry between the key and value (only one
> mode, --get-regexp, has a "name_regex"), I would prefer to treat the
> value_regex in isolation here.

Ah, I forgot about --get-regexp vs --get; so the ship has already
sailed---I agree with you that --(fixed|literal)-value is all we
need.

Thanks.