int git_config_parse_key(const char *, char **, size_t *);
int git_config_key_is_valid(const char *key);
-int git_config_set_multivar_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, int);
-void git_config_set_multivar(const char *, const char *, const char *, int);
-int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, int);
+
+/*
+ * The following macros specify flag bits that alter the behavior
+ * of the git_config_set_multivar*() methods.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * When CONFIG_FLAGS_MULTI_REPLACE is specified, all matching key/values
+ * are removed before a single new pair is written. If the flag is not
+ * present, then set operations replace only the first match.
+ */
+#define CONFIG_FLAGS_MULTI_REPLACE (1 << 0)
+
+/*
+ * When CONFIG_FLAGS_FIXED_VALUE is specified, match key/value pairs
+ * by string comparison (not regex match) to the provided value_pattern
+ * parameter.
+ */
+#define CONFIG_FLAGS_FIXED_VALUE (1 << 1)
+
+int git_config_set_multivar_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
+void git_config_set_multivar(const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
+int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
/**
* takes four parameters:
* - the value regex, as a string. It will disregard key/value pairs where value
* does not match.
*
- * - a multi_replace value, as an int. If value is equal to zero, nothing or only
- * one matching key/value is replaced, else all matching key/values (regardless
- * how many) are removed, before the new pair is written.
+ * - a flags value with bits corresponding to the CONFIG_FLAG_* macros.
*
* It returns 0 on success.
*/
-void git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, int);
+void git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *config_filename,
+ const char *key,
+ const char *value,
+ const char *value_pattern,
+ unsigned flags);
/**
* rename or remove sections in the config file