4 The git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect
5 the git command's behavior. They can be used by both the git plumbing
6 and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, where
7 in the fully qualified variable name the variable itself is the last
8 dot-separated segment and the section name is everything before the last
9 dot. The variable names are case-insensitive and only alphanumeric
10 characters are allowed. Some variables may appear multiple times.
12 The syntax is fairly flexible and permissive; whitespaces are mostly
13 ignored. The '#' and ';' characters begin comments to the end of line,
14 blank lines are ignored, lines containing strings enclosed in square
15 brackets start sections and all the other lines are recognized
16 as setting variables, in the form 'name = value'. If there is no equal
17 sign on the line, the entire line is taken as 'name' and the variable
18 is recognized as boolean "true". String values may be entirely or partially
19 enclosed in double quotes; some variables may require special value format.
26 ; Don't trust file modes
31 external = "/usr/local/bin/gnu-diff -u"
37 Note that this list is non-comprehensive and not necessarily complete.
38 For command-specific variables, you will find a more detailed description
39 in the appropriate manual page. You will find a description of non-core
40 porcelain configuration variables in the respective porcelain documentation.
43 If false, the executable bit differences between the index and
44 the working copy are ignored; useful on broken filesystems like FAT.
45 See gitlink:git-update-index[1]. True by default.
48 A "proxy command" to execute (as 'command host port') instead
49 of establishing direct connection to the remote server when
50 using the git protocol for fetching. If the variable value is
51 in the "COMMAND for DOMAIN" format, the command is applied only
52 on hostnames ending with the specified domain string. This variable
53 may be set multiple times and is matched in the given order;
56 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_PROXY_COMMAND' environment variable
57 (which always applies universally, without the special "for"
61 The working copy files are assumed to stay unchanged until you
62 mark them otherwise manually - Git will not detect the file changes
63 by lstat() calls. This is useful on systems where those are very
64 slow, such as Microsoft Windows. See gitlink:git-update-index[1].
67 core.preferSymlinkRefs::
68 Instead of the default "symref" format for HEAD
69 and other symbolic reference files, use symbolic links.
70 This is sometimes needed to work with old scripts that
71 expect HEAD to be a symbolic link.
73 core.logAllRefUpdates::
74 Updates to a ref <ref> is logged to the file
75 "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>", by appending the new and old
76 SHA1, the date/time and the reason of the update, but
77 only when the file exists. If this configuration
78 variable is set to true, missing "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>"
79 file is automatically created for branch heads.
81 This information can be used to determine what commit
82 was the tip of a branch "2 days ago". This value is
83 false by default (no automated creation of log files).
85 core.repositoryFormatVersion::
86 Internal variable identifying the repository format and layout
89 core.sharedRepository::
90 When 'group' (or 'true'), the repository is made shareable between
91 several users in a group (making sure all the files and objects are
92 group-writable). When 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'), the
93 repository will be readable by all users, additionally to being
94 group-shareable. When 'umask' (or 'false'), git will use permissions
95 reported by umask(2). See gitlink:git-init-db[1]. False by default.
97 core.warnAmbiguousRefs::
98 If true, git will warn you if the ref name you passed it is ambiguous
99 and might match multiple refs in the .git/refs/ tree. True by default.
102 An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
103 are not in a pack file. -1 is the zlib and git default. 0 means no
104 compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
108 A boolean which enables the legacy object header format in case
109 you want to interoperate with old clients accessing the object
110 database directly (where the "http://" and "rsync://" protocols
111 count as direct access).
114 Command aliases for the gitlink:git[1] command wrapper - e.g.
115 after defining "alias.last = cat-file commit HEAD", the invocation
116 "git last" is equivalent to "git cat-file commit HEAD". To avoid
117 confusion and troubles with script usage, aliases that
118 hide existing git commands are ignored. Arguments are split by
119 spaces, the usual shell quoting and escaping is supported.
120 quote pair and a backslash can be used to quote them.
123 Tells `git-apply` how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
124 as the '--whitespace' option. See gitlink:git-apply[1].
126 branch.<name>.remote::
127 When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.
128 If this option is not given, `git fetch` defaults to remote "origin".
130 branch.<name>.merge::
131 When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` the default refspec to
132 be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value has exactly to match
133 a remote part of one of the refspecs which are fetched from the remote
134 given by "branch.<name>.remote".
135 The merge information is used by `git pull` (which at first calls
136 `git fetch`) to lookup the default branch for merging. Without
137 this option, `git pull` defaults to merge the first refspec fetched.
138 Specify multiple values to get an octopus merge.
141 A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
142 use (default is true).
145 When true (or `always`), always use colors in patch.
146 When false (or `never`), never. When set to `auto`, use
147 colors only when the output is to the terminal.
150 Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>`
151 specifies which part of the patch to use the specified
152 color, and is one of `plain` (context text), `meta`
153 (metainformation), `frag` (hunk header), `old` (removed
154 lines), or `new` (added lines). The value for these
155 configuration variables can be one of: `normal`, `bold`,
156 `dim`, `ul`, `blink`, `reverse`, `reset`, `black`,
157 `red`, `green`, `yellow`, `blue`, `magenta`, `cyan`, or
161 The number of files to consider when performing the copy/rename
162 detection; equivalent to the git diff option '-l'.
165 Tells git to detect renames. If set to any boolean value, it
166 will enable basic rename detection. If set to "copies" or
167 "copy", it will detect copies, as well.
170 Additional email headers to include in a patch to be submitted
171 by mail. See gitlink:git-format-patch[1].
174 Whether the cvs pserver interface is enabled for this repository.
175 See gitlink:git-cvsserver[1].
178 Path to a log file where the cvs pserver interface well... logs
179 various stuff. See gitlink:git-cvsserver[1].
182 Whether to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
183 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY' environment
187 File containing the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
188 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CERT' environment
192 File containing the SSL private key when fetching or pushing
193 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_KEY' environment
197 File containing the certificates to verify the peer with when
198 fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the
199 'GIT_SSL_CAINFO' environment variable.
202 Path containing files with the CA certificates to verify the peer
203 with when fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden
204 by the 'GIT_SSL_CAPATH' environment variable.
207 How many HTTP requests to launch in parallel. Can be overridden
208 by the 'GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS' environment variable. Default is 5.
210 http.lowSpeedLimit, http.lowSpeedTime::
211 If the HTTP transfer speed is less than 'http.lowSpeedLimit'
212 for longer than 'http.lowSpeedTime' seconds, the transfer is aborted.
213 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT' and
214 'GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME' environment variables.
217 A boolean which disables using of EPSV ftp command by curl.
218 This can helpful with some "poor" ftp servers which doesn't
219 support EPSV mode. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV'
220 environment variable. Default is false (curl will use EPSV).
222 i18n.commitEncoding::
223 Character encoding the commit messages are stored in; git itself
224 does not care per se, but this information is necessary e.g. when
225 importing commits from emails or in the gitk graphical history
226 browser (and possibly at other places in the future or in other
227 porcelains). See e.g. gitlink:git-mailinfo[1]. Defaults to 'utf-8'.
230 If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event.
231 This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree.
232 Tools like gitlink:git-log[1] or gitlink:git-whatchanged[1], which
233 normally hide the root commit will now show it. True by default.
236 Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly created
237 merge commit messages. False by default.
240 The size of the window used by gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] when no
241 window size is given on the command line. Defaults to 10.
244 The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches
248 The default merge strategy to use when pulling a single branch.
251 The URL of a remote repository. See gitlink:git-fetch[1] or
254 remote.<name>.fetch::
255 The default set of "refspec" for gitlink:git-fetch[1]. See
256 gitlink:git-fetch[1].
259 The default set of "refspec" for gitlink:git-push[1]. See
262 repack.usedeltabaseoffset::
263 Allow gitlink:git-repack[1] to create packs that uses
264 delta-base offset. Defaults to false.
267 The default gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] arguments to be used
268 for gitlink:git-show[1].
271 The default set of branches for gitlink:git-show-branch[1].
272 See gitlink:git-show-branch[1].
275 A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
276 gitlink:git-status[1]. May be set to `true` (or `always`),
277 `false` (or `never`) or `auto`, in which case colors are used
278 only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
280 status.color.<slot>::
281 Use customized color for status colorization. `<slot>` is
282 one of `header` (the header text of the status message),
283 `updated` (files which are updated but not committed),
284 `changed` (files which are changed but not updated in the index),
285 or `untracked` (files which are not tracked by git). The values of
286 these variables may be specified as in diff.color.<slot>.
289 By default, gitlink:git-tar-tree[1] sets file and directories modes
290 to 0666 or 0777. While this is both useful and acceptable for projects
291 such as the Linux Kernel, it might be excessive for other projects.
292 With this variable, it becomes possible to tell
293 gitlink:git-tar-tree[1] to apply a specific umask to the modes above.
294 The special value "user" indicates that the user's current umask will
295 be used. This should be enough for most projects, as it will lead to
296 the same permissions as gitlink:git-checkout[1] would use. The default
297 value remains 0, which means world read-write.
300 Your email address to be recorded in any newly created commits.
301 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL' and 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'
302 environment variables. See gitlink:git-commit-tree[1].
305 Your full name to be recorded in any newly created commits.
306 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME' and 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'
307 environment variables. See gitlink:git-commit-tree[1].
309 whatchanged.difftree::
310 The default gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] arguments to be used
311 for gitlink:git-whatchanged[1].
314 The configuration variables in the 'imap' section are described
315 in gitlink:git-imap-send[1].
317 receive.unpackLimit::
318 If the number of objects received in a push is below this
319 limit then the objects will be unpacked into loose object
320 files. However if the number of received objects equals or
321 exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as
322 a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the
323 pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
324 especially on slow filesystems.
326 receive.denyNonFastForwards::
327 If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update which is
328 not a fast forward. Use this to prevent such an update via a push,
329 even if that push is forced. This configuration variable is
330 set when initializing a shared repository.