# Gitea rewrites the app.ini

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/gitea-rewrites-the-app-ini/7016>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 3, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/gitea-rewrites-the-app-ini/7016 "2023-04-03T00:41:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/gitea-rewrites-the-app-ini/7016/1 "2023-04-03T00:41:29Z")

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Hi,

the following is certainly bit of a matter of taste. But because it is not consistent, I will bring it up: the `app.example.ini` uses `;;` in comments and `;` for commented out config lines. When using that example, gitea rewrites it on its first start by replacing `;` with `;<space>`. So all comments end up as:

```auto
; ; Max number of...

```

instead of

```auto
;; Max number of ...

```

Is this intentional? If so, can it be changed? If not, where in the code is this done so that I may change it myself?