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diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt index fd44f62..660c18f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt @@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be escaped. -If you want to set/unset an option which can occur on multiple lines, you -should provide a POSIX regex for the value. If you want to handle the lines -*not* matching the regex, just prepend a single exclamation mark in front -(see EXAMPLES). +If you want to set/unset an option which can occur on multiple +lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the +existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If +you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just +prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see EXAMPLES). The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make 'git-repo-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and |