{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/issues/241","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/issues/241/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/issues/241/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/issues/241/events","html_url":"https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/241","id":94737568,"number":241,"title":"The `git config -f`command doesn't work with a file of network folder for me.","user":{"login":"Andrey-Bushman","id":10530134,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10530134?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman","html_url":"https://github.com/Andrey-Bushman","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":11,"created_at":"2015-07-13T14:43:36Z","updated_at":"2015-07-16T06:42:33Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Git for Windows 2.4.5 x64.\r\nIt works fine with a local config-file:\r\n`git config -f \"d:\\\\dev\\\\settings\\\\gitconfig.txt\" http.proxy http://@proxy2:8080`\r\n\r\nI need to do the same with a config-file which is located at the network in our domain. This config-file is common for all developers of our company and has common settings (the proxy settings, for example). I have full rights for working with that directory. This is my directory only. It was created special for me by admin (an hour ago) and only I have full access to it.\r\n\r\nI launch this:\r\n`git config -f \"\\\\\\\\hyprostr\\\\dfs\\\\groups\\\\developers\\\\settings\\\\gitconfig.txt\" http.proxy http://@proxy2:8080`\r\n\r\nBut it doesn't work. I see the message:\r\n![_0](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/10530134/8651865/2477260e-2984-11e5-9634-b7d4ab73e081.png)\r\n\r\nif I press `y` then I get the same message again... I reloaded my computer, but it didn't help.\r\n\r\nThrough Windows Explorer I create, edit, remove and rename files and directories without problems in this location. \r\n\r\nWhy does it happen and how can I fix it?\r\n\r\nThis works fine (from Git Bash): :\r\n`echo 123 > \"\\\\\\\\hyprostr\\\\dfs\\\\groups\\\\developers\\\\settings\\\\gitconfig.txt\"`\r\n\r\nand this works fine too:\r\n`mv \"\\\\\\\\hyprostr\\\\dfs\\\\groups\\\\developers\\\\settings\\\\gitconfig.txt\" \"\\\\\\\\hyprostr\\\\dfs\\\\groups\\\\developers\\\\settings\\\\gitconfig2.txt\"`\r\n\r\nSo, I don't understand the reason of the problem... :((("},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/issues/comments/121849274","html_url":"https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/241#issuecomment-121849274","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/issues/241","id":121849274,"user":{"login":"Andrey-Bushman","id":10530134,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10530134?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman","html_url":"https://github.com/Andrey-Bushman","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Andrey-Bushman/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-07-16T06:42:33Z","updated_at":"2015-07-16T06:42:33Z","body":">Maybe this is too fast for Windows shares?\r\n\r\nI don't know, I am not expert in C. To get the expected result is important for me. My previous message does it. I read the `git help config` about the `alias.*`. It is not possible to write these three commands through an aliace. Am I right? I hope I am mistaken, still and it is possible. If I am mistaken, then how can I do it?"}}