What is the syntax for specifying Windows paths in .gitconfig?

Question

I\'m trying to use the include.path config described here, but I can\'t seem to find the correct path syntax on Windows.

My current .gitconfig:

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Answer 1

Ok, figured this out. The trick is:

1. Surround in double-quotes
2. Convert backslashes to forward slashes.
3. Begin with drive letter + colon for absolute paths

So the correct version of the above is:

[include]
    path = "D:/Scott/Shared/config/common.gitconfig"

Answer 2

Based on output of pwd in git bash, I would speculate it is probably

/d/Scott/Shared/config/common.gitconfig