From: "SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail•com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks•im>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org,
"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <code@khaugsbakk•name>,
"Taylor Blau" <me@ttaylorr•com>,
"Jean-Noël AVILA" <jn.avila@free•fr>,
"Eric Sunshine" <sunshine@sunshineco•com>,
"Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox•com>,
"Dragan Simic" <dsimic@manjaro•org>,
rsbecker@nexbridge•com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 08/14] builtin/config: introduce "get" subcommand
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2025 20:19:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aI+oQvQgnNtC6DVw@szeder.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <29676b81e0151e2982326663f8b64e2a70bec0f8.1714982328.git.ps@pks.im>
On Mon, May 06, 2024 at 10:56:29AM +0200, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> Introduce a new "get" subcommand to git-config(1). Please refer to
> preceding commits regarding the motivation behind this change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks•im>
> ---
> @@ -519,25 +522,19 @@ you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
> To query the value for a given key, do
>
> ------------
> -% git config --get core.filemode
> -------------
> -
> -or
> -
> -------------
> -% git config core.filemode
> +% git config get core.filemode
> ------------
>
> or, to query a multivar:
>
> ------------
> -% git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
> +% git config get --value="for kernel.org$" core.gitproxy
> ------------
>
> If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
>
> ------------
> -% git config --get-all core.gitproxy
> +% git config get --all --show-names core.gitproxy
> ------------
>
> If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
> @@ -571,8 +568,8 @@ script:
>
> ------------
> #!/bin/sh
> -WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
> -RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
> +WS=$(git config get --type=color --default="blue reverse" color.diff.whitespace)
> +RESET=$(git config get --type=color --default="reset" "")
> echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
In this example the second command in the postimage doesn't work:
$ RESET=$(git config get --type=color --default="reset" "")
error: key does not contain a section:
Consequently, the last command doesn't work as expected anymore,
because the color is not reset at the end of the output.
Luckily, the commands in the preimage still work.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-03 18:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 116+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-03-06 11:31 [PATCH 0/8] builtin/config: introduce subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 11:31 ` [PATCH 1/8] builtin/config: move option array around Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 11:31 ` [PATCH 2/8] builtin/config: move "fixed-value" option to correct group Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 11:31 ` [PATCH 3/8] builtin/config: use `OPT_CMDMODE()` to specify modes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 23:52 ` Taylor Blau
2024-03-07 7:02 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 11:31 ` [PATCH 4/8] builtin/config: move modes into separate functions Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 11:31 ` [PATCH 5/8] builtin/config: track subcommands by action Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 21:54 ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2024-03-07 6:37 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-07 0:10 ` Taylor Blau
2024-03-07 6:36 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 11:31 ` [PATCH 6/8] builtin/config: introduce subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 21:38 ` Karthik Nayak
2024-03-07 7:14 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 11:31 ` [PATCH 7/8] t1300: exercise both old- and new-style modes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 11:32 ` [PATCH 8/8] Documentation/git-config: update to new-style syntax Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-07 6:57 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-03-07 7:33 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-06 17:06 ` [PATCH 0/8] builtin/config: introduce subcommands Junio C Hamano
2024-03-06 23:46 ` Taylor Blau
2024-03-06 23:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-03-07 0:13 ` Taylor Blau
2024-03-07 0:31 ` Dragan Simic
2024-03-07 6:31 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-07 13:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-03-06 22:49 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-03-11 23:19 ` [PATCH v2 00/13] " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:19 ` [PATCH v2 01/13] builtin/config: move option array around Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:19 ` [PATCH v2 02/13] builtin/config: move "fixed-value" option to correct group Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:20 ` [PATCH v2 03/13] builtin/config: use `OPT_CMDMODE()` to specify modes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:20 ` [PATCH v2 04/13] builtin/config: pull out function to handle config location Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:20 ` [PATCH v2 05/13] builtin/config: pull out function to handle `--null` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:20 ` [PATCH v2 06/13] builtin/config: introduce "list" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-13 2:45 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-03-27 8:42 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:20 ` [PATCH v2 07/13] builtin/config: introduce "get" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-13 3:11 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-03-27 8:42 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:20 ` [PATCH v2 08/13] builtin/config: introduce "set" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:21 ` [PATCH v2 09/13] builtin/config: introduce "unset" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:21 ` [PATCH v2 10/13] builtin/config: introduce "rename-section" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:21 ` [PATCH v2 11/13] builtin/config: introduce "remove-section" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:21 ` [PATCH v2 12/13] builtin/config: introduce "edit" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-11 23:21 ` [PATCH v2 13/13] builtin/config: display subcommand help Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 00/13] builtin/config: introduce subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 01/13] builtin/config: move option array around Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 02/13] builtin/config: move "fixed-value" option to correct group Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 03/13] builtin/config: use `OPT_CMDMODE()` to specify modes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 04/13] builtin/config: pull out function to handle config location Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 05/13] builtin/config: pull out function to handle `--null` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 06/13] builtin/config: introduce "list" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 07/13] builtin/config: introduce "get" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 08/13] builtin/config: introduce "set" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 09/13] builtin/config: introduce "unset" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 10/13] builtin/config: introduce "rename-section" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 11/13] builtin/config: introduce "remove-section" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:46 ` [PATCH v3 12/13] builtin/config: introduce "edit" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:47 ` [PATCH v3 13/13] builtin/config: display subcommand help Patrick Steinhardt
2024-03-27 8:53 ` [PATCH v3 00/13] builtin/config: introduce subcommands Eric Sunshine
2024-03-27 9:16 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:56 ` [PATCH v4 00/14] " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:56 ` [PATCH v4 01/14] config: clarify memory ownership when preparing comment strings Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 10:13 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-05-03 9:56 ` [PATCH v4 02/14] builtin/config: move option array around Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:56 ` [PATCH v4 03/14] builtin/config: move "fixed-value" option to correct group Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 12:28 ` Karthik Nayak
2024-05-06 9:34 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 04/14] builtin/config: use `OPT_CMDMODE()` to specify modes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 05/14] builtin/config: pull out function to handle config location Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 06/14] builtin/config: pull out function to handle `--null` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 07/14] builtin/config: introduce "list" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 13:08 ` Karthik Nayak
2024-05-03 13:13 ` rsbecker
2024-05-03 16:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-06 7:51 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 17:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-06 18:33 ` rsbecker
2024-05-06 18:45 ` Dragan Simic
2024-05-07 6:20 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-05-06 21:33 ` Git 3.0? Junio C Hamano
2024-05-07 4:18 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-07 4:02 ` [PATCH v4 07/14] builtin/config: introduce "list" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 7:58 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 11:26 ` Karthik Nayak
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 08/14] builtin/config: introduce "get" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 09/14] builtin/config: introduce "set" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 10/14] builtin/config: introduce "unset" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 11/14] builtin/config: introduce "rename-section" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 12/14] builtin/config: introduce "remove-section" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 13/14] builtin/config: introduce "edit" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 9:57 ` [PATCH v4 14/14] builtin/config: display subcommand help Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-03 13:36 ` [PATCH v4 00/14] builtin/config: introduce subcommands Dragan Simic
2024-05-03 16:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-06 8:55 ` [PATCH v5 " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:55 ` [PATCH v5 01/14] config: clarify memory ownership when preparing comment strings Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 02/14] builtin/config: move option array around Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 03/14] builtin/config: move "fixed-value" option to correct group Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 04/14] builtin/config: use `OPT_CMDMODE()` to specify modes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 05/14] builtin/config: pull out function to handle config location Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 06/14] builtin/config: pull out function to handle `--null` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 07/14] builtin/config: introduce "list" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 08/14] builtin/config: introduce "get" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2025-08-03 18:19 ` SZEDER Gábor [this message]
2025-08-03 22:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-11 11:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 09/14] builtin/config: introduce "set" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 10/14] builtin/config: introduce "unset" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 11/14] builtin/config: introduce "rename-section" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 12/14] builtin/config: introduce "remove-section" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 13/14] builtin/config: introduce "edit" subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 8:56 ` [PATCH v5 14/14] builtin/config: display subcommand help Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-06 11:30 ` [PATCH v5 00/14] builtin/config: introduce subcommands Karthik Nayak
2024-05-06 20:21 ` Taylor Blau
2024-05-06 20:38 ` rsbecker
2024-05-07 4:07 ` Patrick Steinhardt
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