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connections, you must set the ``http_proxy`` variable. If the proxy is
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which shouldn't be reached by the proxy. (See
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<http://docs.python.org/library/urllib.html> for more details.)
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Various ways to configure
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configure Bazaar, they all share some common properties though.
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- a name which is generally a valid python identifier,
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- a value which is a string. In some cases, Bazaar will be able
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boolean type, but basically, as a user, you will always specify
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be made persistent by recording them in a configuration file.
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Configuration files
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email = Your Name <email@example.com>
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For further details on the syntax and configuration settings supported, see
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`Configuration Settings <../user-reference/bzr_man.html#configuration-settings>`_
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`Configuration Settings <../user-reference/index.html#configuration-settings>`_
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in the Bazaar User Reference.
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Looking at the active configuration
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``bzr`` implements some rules to decide where to get the value of a
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configuration option.
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The current policy is to examine the existing configurations files in a
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given order for matching definitions.
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* ``locations.conf`` is searched first for a section whose name matches the
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location considered (working tree, branch or remote branch),
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* the current ``branch.conf`` is searched next,
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* ``bazaar.conf`` is searched next,
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* finally, some options can have default values generally defined in the
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code itself and not displayed by ``bzr config`` (see `Configuration
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Settings <../user-reference/index.html#configuration-settings>`_).
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This is better understood by using ```bzr config`` with no arguments, which
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post_commit_to = commits@example.com
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news_merge_files = NEWS
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parent_location = bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/+branch/bzr/
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nickname = config-modify
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Each configuration file is associated with a given scope whose name is
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An option value can reference another option by enclosing it in curly
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bzr config opt={other_opt}/subdir
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bzr config --all .*opt
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``BZR_HOME/rules``.
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the relevant files, see `Rules <../user-reference/index.html#rules>`_
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