I would like to format my ~/.gitconfig file, but I don't know the file type. Is it toml or yml or something else?
Do indentations matter? What structure does it expect?
asked Jul 20, 2021 at 21:36
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2Welcome to SO! What do you mean by "kind of format" exactly? It's a configuration text file.– ggorlenCommented Jul 20, 2021 at 21:39
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6It has no specific standard format. It's a format that git expects, that's all. It's similar to an ini file, but not quite.– KamilCukCommented Jul 20, 2021 at 21:41
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I would like to know what tool I could use to be able to format the text of the file.– Eliaz BobadillaCommented Jul 20, 2021 at 21:41
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1@mfaani No? Resource and tool requests are off topic(point 3).– DaedalusCommented Jan 30, 2022 at 21:17
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1this is a good question, when i paste gitconfig code to wiki, the code need be highlight, so how can i set the format for wiki ?– defend orcaCommented Mar 10, 2022 at 4:45
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Which is the file format of ~/.gitconfig?
The format is described in documentation. It has no specific "standard" format. It's just a format that Git expects. It is similar to an ini file, but not quite - there are subsections and values with quotations.
what tool I could use able to format the text of the file
Just do not indent sections and comments and indent any other lines. You can write such a program in sed or awk.
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1If you use vim/neovim you can select all the text and then press
=. Commented Nov 29, 2021 at 0:22
follow by wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file#cite_note-4 and official doc: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#_configuration_file
it is really totally ini file, u can use ini format it.
