config: fix suggestion for failed set of multi-valued option

The command "git config set <name> <value>" fails for an option that has
multiple values.  List the "git config set" flags that can be used,
instead of old-style "git config" actions.

Reported-by: Paul Wintz <pwintz@ucsc.edu>
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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René Scharfe 2025-11-24 21:33:24 +01:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent bb5c624209
commit df963f0df4
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions

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@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ static int cmd_config_set(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
argv[0], comment, value);
if (ret == CONFIG_NOTHING_SET)
error(_("cannot overwrite multiple values with a single value\n"
" Use a regexp, --add or --replace-all to change %s."), argv[0]);
" Use --value=<pattern>, --append or --all to change %s."), argv[0]);
}

location_options_release(&location_opts);