2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 013a0fe..7264b8e 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ void config_cb(const char *name, const char *value)
                 ctx.repo->max_stats = cgit_find_stats_period(value, NULL);
         else if (ctx.repo && !strcmp(name, "repo.module-link"))
                 ctx.repo->module_link= xstrdup(value);
+        else if (ctx.repo && !strcmp(name, "repo.section"))
+                ctx.repo->section = xstrdup(value);
         else if (ctx.repo && !strcmp(name, "repo.about-filter"))
                 ctx.repo->about_filter = new_filter(value, 0);
         else if (ctx.repo && !strcmp(name, "repo.commit-filter"))
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 4d009f9..e99c9f7 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ repo.snapshots::
         A mask of allowed snapshot-formats for this repo, restricted by the
         "snapshots" global setting. Default value: <snapshots>.
 
+repo.section::
+        Override the current section for this repository. Default value: none.
+
 repo.source-filter::
         Override the default source-filter. Default value: <source-filter>.