Lidong Yan <yldhome2d2@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Bryan Lee <hi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Would it be worthwhile to: >> 1. Add a warning when users set non-existent configuration keys? >> 2. Or at least document common misconceptions like `pull.autostash` in >> the git-config man page? > > I think adding a subcommand like ‘git config verify’ might be a way to > solve this problem. Yes, but I do not know if it is feasible. There always are end-user or third-party defined keys that are not known to us, and we cannot tell if an unknown variable is such a end-user defined one or a typo of a known one.
