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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     Elsie Hupp <git@elsiehupp.com>
Cc:     git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Multiple --global config workspaces?
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Date:   Mon, 10 Oct 2022 22:50:22 -0700
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Elsie Hupp <git@elsiehupp.com> writes:

> I structure my cloned repositories based on the remote host, e.g.:
>
> ~/Repositories/github/cloned-repository-name
> ~/Repositories/gitlab/other-cloned-repository-name

The above is by definition not "global" (aka "per user").

"--global" is for things that are of your personal preference, not
"when I am working on this project, these settings apply" (which is
suitable for "per repository").

What you want is a way to say "when I am working on these projects,
these settings apply".

One way to do this would be to have

	[includeIf "gitdir:~/Repositories/github/"] path = $HOME/.githubconfig
	[includeIf "gitdir:~/Repositories/gitlab/"] path = $HOME/.gitlabconfig

in $HOME/.gitconfig and then write in these two extra files that are
conditionally included whatever settings you want to use for any and
all repositories that come from GitHub or GitLab.

$ git help config

and look for Conditional includes, perhaps?