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git.txt: update description of the configuration mechanism

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The old Git version where it appeared is now useful only to historians,
not to normal users. Also, the text was mentioning only the per-repo
config file, but this is a good place to teach that customization can
also be made per-user.

While at it, remove a now-defunct e-mail from an example.

Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Matthieu Moy 2013-02-14 16:36:54 +01:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -530,10 +530,9 @@ include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[]
Configuration Mechanism
-----------------------
Starting from 0.99.9 (actually mid 0.99.8.GIT), `.git/config` file
is used to hold per-repository configuration options. It is a
simple text file modeled after `.ini` format familiar to some
people. Here is an example:
Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per
repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look
like this:
------------
#
@ -548,13 +547,13 @@ people. Here is an example:
; user identity
[user]
name = "Junio C Hamano"
email = "junkio@twinsun.com"
email = "gitster@pobox.com"
------------
Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
list.
list and more details about the configuration mechanism.
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