{
  "id": "git/config-invalid-section-name",
  "signature": "fatal: bad config line 5 in file .git/config",
  "signature_zh": "致命错误：文件.git/config中第5行配置错误",
  "regex": "fatal: bad config line \\d+ in file .+\\.gitconfig",
  "domain": "git",
  "category": "config_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The git configuration file (.git/config or ~/.gitconfig) contains a syntax error, such as an invalid section name or malformed key-value pair.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "Git配置文件（.git/config或~/.gitconfig）包含语法错误，例如无效的节名或格式错误的键值对。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "2.38.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "2.39.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "2.40.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Deleting the entire .gitconfig file and reconfiguring from scratch.",
      "why_fails": "This loses all custom settings and is overly drastic. Only the offending line needs to be fixed.",
      "fail_rate": 0.7,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Running 'git config --global --edit' and saving without changes.",
      "why_fails": "This opens the file but doesn't fix the syntax error; saving may corrupt it further if the editor doesn't validate.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Ignoring the error and running git commands anyway.",
      "why_fails": "Many git commands will fail until the config file is fixed, as they parse the config on startup.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Open the config file with a text editor: 'git config --global --edit' or directly edit '~/.gitconfig'. Locate line 5 (or the reported line) and fix the syntax. Common issues: missing quotes around a value with spaces, or invalid section names like '[user]' (should be '[user]' without braces).",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Open the config file with a text editor: 'git config --global --edit' or directly edit '~/.gitconfig'. Locate line 5 (or the reported line) and fix the syntax. Common issues: missing quotes around a value with spaces, or invalid section names like '[user]' (should be '[user]' without braces).",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Use 'git config --global --remove-section <section>' to remove the problematic section, then reconfigure it properly. Example: 'git config --global --remove-section user' if the [user] section is malformed, then 'git config --global user.name \"Your Name\"'.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Use 'git config --global --remove-section <section>' to remove the problematic section, then reconfigure it properly. Example: 'git config --global --remove-section user' if the [user] section is malformed, then 'git config --global user.name \"Your Name\"'.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "使用文本编辑器打开配置文件：'git config --global --edit'或直接编辑'~/.gitconfig'。定位第5行（或报告的行）并修复语法。常见问题：值中有空格但缺少引号，或无效的节名如'[user]'（应为'[user]'，不带花括号）。",
    "使用'git config --global --remove-section <section>'移除有问题的节，然后重新正确配置。例如：如果[user]节格式错误，先执行'git config --global --remove-section user'，然后执行'git config --global user.name \"Your Name\"'。"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.89,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2023-07-22",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}