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CONFIGURATION MECHANISM

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:

           #
           # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment.
           #

           ; core variables
           [core]
                   ; Don't trust file modes
                   filemode = false

           ; user identity
           [user]
                   name = "Junio C Hamano"
                   email = "gitster@pobox.com"

       Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
       their operation accordingly. See git-config(1) for a list and
       more details about the configuration mechanism.