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 ===== Overriding configuration settings ===== ===== Overriding configuration settings =====
  
-==== One-time config override with -c ==== 
  
-<code> 
-$ git -c user.name="Keyser Soze" <command>... 
-</code> 
  
 ==== Environment variables ==== ==== Environment variables ====
  
-As an example, ''git commit'' searches for the editor to use when entering the commit message:+Most Git commands support environment variables for overriding configuration settings. As an example, ''git commit'' searches for the editor to use when entering the commit message:
  
   * ''GIT_EDITOR'' environment variable   * ''GIT_EDITOR'' environment variable
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 </code> </code>
  
-===== Configuration sections and keys =====+==== One-time config override with -c ==== 
 + 
 +If you need a one-time-only override of some config setting, most Git commands support the "-c" option: 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +$ git -c user.name="Keyser Soze" <some command>... 
 +</code> 
 +===== Sections and subsections =====
  
 Format of ''<section>.<key>'': Format of ''<section>.<key>'':
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