6 git-config - Get and set repository or global options
12 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] name [value [value_regex]]
13 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] --add name value
14 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] --replace-all name value [value_regex]
15 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex]
16 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex]
17 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex]
18 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch name URL
19 'git config' [<file-option>] --unset name [value_regex]
20 'git config' [<file-option>] --unset-all name [value_regex]
21 'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section old_name new_name
22 'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section name
23 'git config' [<file-option>] [-z|--null] [--name-only] -l | --list
24 'git config' [<file-option>] --get-color name [default]
25 'git config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]
26 'git config' [<file-option>] -e | --edit
30 You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
31 actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
34 Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the '--add' option.
35 If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
36 lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
37 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
38 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
39 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
41 The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', to make
42 'git config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
43 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
44 a "true" or "false" string for bool), or '--path', which does some
45 path expansion (see '--path' below). If no type specifier is passed, no
46 checks or transformations are performed on the value.
48 When reading, the values are read from the system, global and
49 repository local configuration files by default, and options
50 '--system', '--global', '--local' and '--file <filename>' can be
51 used to tell the command to read from only that location (see <<FILES>>).
53 When writing, the new value is written to the repository local
54 configuration file by default, and options '--system', '--global',
55 '--file <filename>' can be used to tell the command to write to
56 that location (you can say '--local' but that is the default).
58 This command will fail with non-zero status upon error. Some exit
61 . The config file is invalid (ret=3),
62 . can not write to the config file (ret=4),
63 . no section or name was provided (ret=2),
64 . the section or key is invalid (ret=1),
65 . you try to unset an option which does not exist (ret=5),
66 . you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match (ret=5), or
67 . you try to use an invalid regexp (ret=6).
69 On success, the command returns the exit code 0.
75 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
76 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
79 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
80 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex
84 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
85 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
86 found and the last value if multiple key values were found.
89 Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
93 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression and
94 writes out the key names. Regular expression matching is currently
95 case-sensitive and done against a canonicalized version of the key
96 in which section and variable names are lowercased, but subsection
99 --get-urlmatch name URL::
100 When given a two-part name section.key, the value for
101 section.<url>.key whose <url> part matches the best to the
102 given URL is returned (if no such key exists, the value for
103 section.key is used as a fallback). When given just the
104 section as name, do so for all the keys in the section and
108 For writing options: write to global `~/.gitconfig` file
109 rather than the repository `.git/config`, write to
110 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` file if this file exists and the
111 `~/.gitconfig` file doesn't.
113 For reading options: read only from global `~/.gitconfig` and from
114 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` rather than from all available files.
119 For writing options: write to system-wide
120 `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` rather than the repository
123 For reading options: read only from system-wide `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig`
124 rather than from all available files.
129 For writing options: write to the repository `.git/config` file.
130 This is the default behavior.
132 For reading options: read only from the repository `.git/config` rather than
133 from all available files.
139 Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG.
142 Similar to '--file' but use the given blob instead of a file. E.g.
143 you can use 'master:.gitmodules' to read values from the file
144 '.gitmodules' in the master branch. See "SPECIFYING REVISIONS"
145 section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for a more complete list of
146 ways to spell blob names.
149 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
152 Rename the given section to a new name.
155 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
158 Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
162 List all variables set in config file, along with their values.
165 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
168 'git config' will ensure that the output is a simple
169 decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
170 in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
171 by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
174 'git config' will ensure that the output matches the format of
175 either --bool or --int, as described above.
178 'git-config' will expand leading '{tilde}' to the value of
179 '$HOME', and '{tilde}user' to the home directory for the
180 specified user. This option has no effect when setting the
181 value (but you can use 'git config bla {tilde}/' from the
182 command line to let your shell do the expansion).
186 For all options that output values and/or keys, always
187 end values with the null character (instead of a
188 newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
189 key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
190 output without getting confused e.g. by values that
194 Output only the names of config variables for `--list` or
197 --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]::
199 Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
200 "true" or "false". `stdout-is-tty` should be either "true" or
201 "false", and is taken into account when configuration says
202 "auto". If `stdout-is-tty` is missing, then checks the standard
203 output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
204 is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
205 When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses
206 `color.ui` as fallback.
208 --get-color name [default]::
210 Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and
211 output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard
212 output. The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if
213 there is no color configured for `name`.
217 Opens an editor to modify the specified config file; either
218 '--system', '--global', or repository (default).
221 Respect `include.*` directives in config files when looking up
222 values. Defaults to on.
228 If not set explicitly with '--file', there are four files where
229 'git config' will search for configuration options:
231 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
232 System-wide configuration file.
234 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config::
235 Second user-specific configuration file. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set
236 or empty, `$HOME/.config/git/config` will be used. Any single-valued
237 variable set in this file will be overwritten by whatever is in
238 `~/.gitconfig`. It is a good idea not to create this file if
239 you sometimes use older versions of Git, as support for this
240 file was added fairly recently.
243 User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
247 Repository specific configuration file.
249 If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
250 files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
251 file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration
252 file is not available or readable, 'git config' will exit with a non-zero
253 error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
255 The files are read in the order given above, with last value found taking
256 precedence over values read earlier. When multiple values are taken then all
257 values of a key from all files will be used.
259 All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
260 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like '--replace-all'
261 and '--unset'. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
263 You can override these rules either by command-line options or by environment
264 variables. The '--global' and the '--system' options will limit the file used
265 to the global or system-wide file respectively. The GIT_CONFIG environment
266 variable has a similar effect, but you can specify any filename you want.
273 Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
274 Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the
275 "--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig.
277 GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM::
278 Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
279 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig file. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
288 Given a .git/config like this:
291 # This is the config file, and
292 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
298 ; Don't trust file modes
303 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
308 gitproxy=proxy-command for kernel.org
309 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
314 [http "https://weak.example.com"]
316 cookieFile = /tmp/cookie.txt
318 you can set the filemode to true with
321 % git config core.filemode true
324 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
325 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
329 % git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
332 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
334 To delete the entry for renames, do
337 % git config --unset diff.renames
340 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
341 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
343 To query the value for a given key, do
346 % git config --get core.filemode
352 % git config core.filemode
355 or, to query a multivar:
358 % git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
361 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
364 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
367 If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
371 % git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
374 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
375 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
378 % git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
381 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
384 % git config section.key value '[!]'
387 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
390 % git config --add core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
393 An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
398 WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
399 RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
400 echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
403 For URLs in `https://weak.example.com`, `http.sslVerify` is set to
404 false, while it is set to `true` for all others:
407 % git config --bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://good.example.com
409 % git config --bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://weak.example.com
411 % git config --get-urlmatch http https://weak.example.com
412 http.cookieFile /tmp/cookie.txt
416 include::config.txt[]
420 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite