No, since the config alias runs git with the option &quot;--work-tree=$HOME&quot;, which tells it that the working directory is your home directory root, i.e. where config files (used to) live.<p>Anyway it&#x27;s the proper root for config files, since if you use a .config directory (as seems to be the modern choice) <i>that</i> needs to live in your home directory of course.