6 git-config - Get and set repository or global options
12 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] <name> [<value> [<value-pattern>]]
13 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --add <name> <value>
14 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] --replace-all <name> <value> [<value-pattern>]
15 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get <name> [<value-pattern>]
16 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get-all <name> [<value-pattern>]
17 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] [--name-only] --get-regexp <name-regex> [<value-pattern>]
18 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch <name> <URL>
19 'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset <name> [<value-pattern>]
20 'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset-all <name> [<value-pattern>]
21 'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section <old-name> <new-name>
22 'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section <name>
23 'git config' [<file-option>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-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 `value-pattern` (which is an extended regular expression,
37 unless the `--fixed-value` option is given) needs to be given. Only the
38 existing values that match the pattern are updated or unset. If
39 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the pattern, just
40 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>),
41 but note that this only works when the `--fixed-value` option is not
44 The `--type=<type>` option instructs 'git config' to ensure that incoming and
45 outgoing values are canonicalize-able under the given <type>. If no
46 `--type=<type>` is given, no canonicalization will be performed. Callers may
47 unset an existing `--type` specifier with `--no-type`.
49 When reading, the values are read from the system, global and
50 repository local configuration files by default, and options
51 `--system`, `--global`, `--local`, `--worktree` and
52 `--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to read from only
53 that location (see <<FILES>>).
55 When writing, the new value is written to the repository local
56 configuration file by default, and options `--system`, `--global`,
57 `--worktree`, `--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to
58 write to that location (you can say `--local` but that is the
61 This command will fail with non-zero status upon error. Some exit
64 - The section or key is invalid (ret=1),
65 - no section or name was provided (ret=2),
66 - the config file is invalid (ret=3),
67 - the config file cannot be written (ret=4),
68 - you try to unset an option which does not exist (ret=5),
69 - you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match (ret=5), or
70 - you try to use an invalid regexp (ret=6).
72 On success, the command returns the exit code 0.
74 A list of all available configuration variables can be obtained using the
75 `git help --config` command.
82 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
83 all lines matching the key (and optionally the `value-pattern`).
86 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
87 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the `value-pattern`
91 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
92 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
93 found and the last value if multiple key values were found.
96 Like get, but returns all values for a multi-valued key.
99 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression and
100 writes out the key names. Regular expression matching is currently
101 case-sensitive and done against a canonicalized version of the key
102 in which section and variable names are lowercased, but subsection
105 --get-urlmatch <name> <URL>::
106 When given a two-part <name> as <section>.<key>, the value for
107 <section>.<URL>.<key> whose <URL> part matches the best to the
108 given URL is returned (if no such key exists, the value for
109 <section>.<key> is used as a fallback). When given just the
110 <section> as name, do so for all the keys in the section and
111 list them. Returns error code 1 if no value is found.
114 For writing options: write to global `~/.gitconfig` file
115 rather than the repository `.git/config`, write to
116 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` file if this file exists and the
117 `~/.gitconfig` file doesn't.
119 For reading options: read only from global `~/.gitconfig` and from
120 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` rather than from all available files.
125 For writing options: write to system-wide
126 `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` rather than the repository
129 For reading options: read only from system-wide `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig`
130 rather than from all available files.
135 For writing options: write to the repository `.git/config` file.
136 This is the default behavior.
138 For reading options: read only from the repository `.git/config` rather than
139 from all available files.
144 Similar to `--local` except that `$GIT_DIR/config.worktree` is
145 read from or written to if `extensions.worktreeConfig` is
146 enabled. If not it's the same as `--local`. Note that `$GIT_DIR`
147 is equal to `$GIT_COMMON_DIR` for the main working tree, but is of
148 the form `$GIT_DIR/worktrees/<id>/` for other working trees. See
149 linkgit:git-worktree[1] to learn how to enable
150 `extensions.worktreeConfig`.
153 --file <config-file>::
154 For writing options: write to the specified file rather than the
155 repository `.git/config`.
157 For reading options: read only from the specified file rather than from all
163 Similar to `--file` but use the given blob instead of a file. E.g.
164 you can use 'master:.gitmodules' to read values from the file
165 '.gitmodules' in the master branch. See "SPECIFYING REVISIONS"
166 section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for a more complete list of
167 ways to spell blob names.
170 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
173 Rename the given section to a new name.
176 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
179 Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
183 List all variables set in config file, along with their values.
186 When used with the `value-pattern` argument, treat `value-pattern` as
187 an exact string instead of a regular expression. This will restrict
188 the name/value pairs that are matched to only those where the value
189 is exactly equal to the `value-pattern`.
192 'git config' will ensure that any input or output is valid under the given
193 type constraint(s), and will canonicalize outgoing values in `<type>`'s
196 Valid `<type>`'s include:
198 - 'bool': canonicalize values as either "true" or "false".
199 - 'int': canonicalize values as simple decimal numbers. An optional suffix of
200 'k', 'm', or 'g' will cause the value to be multiplied by 1024, 1048576, or
201 1073741824 upon input.
202 - 'bool-or-int': canonicalize according to either 'bool' or 'int', as described
204 - 'path': canonicalize by expanding a leading `~` to the value of `$HOME` and
205 `~user` to the home directory for the specified user. This specifier has no
206 effect when setting the value (but you can use `git config section.variable
207 ~/` from the command line to let your shell do the expansion.)
208 - 'expiry-date': canonicalize by converting from a fixed or relative date-string
209 to a timestamp. This specifier has no effect when setting the value.
210 - 'color': When getting a value, canonicalize by converting to an ANSI color
211 escape sequence. When setting a value, a sanity-check is performed to ensure
212 that the given value is canonicalize-able as an ANSI color, but it is written
221 Historical options for selecting a type specifier. Prefer instead `--type`
225 Un-sets the previously set type specifier (if one was previously set). This
226 option requests that 'git config' not canonicalize the retrieved variable.
227 `--no-type` has no effect without `--type=<type>` or `--<type>`.
231 For all options that output values and/or keys, always
232 end values with the null character (instead of a
233 newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
234 key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
235 output without getting confused e.g. by values that
239 Output only the names of config variables for `--list` or
243 Augment the output of all queried config options with the
244 origin type (file, standard input, blob, command line) and
245 the actual origin (config file path, ref, or blob id if
249 Similar to `--show-origin` in that it augments the output of
250 all queried config options with the scope of that value
251 (worktree, local, global, system, command).
253 --get-colorbool <name> [<stdout-is-tty>]::
255 Find the color setting for `<name>` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
256 "true" or "false". `<stdout-is-tty>` should be either "true" or
257 "false", and is taken into account when configuration says
258 "auto". If `<stdout-is-tty>` is missing, then checks the standard
259 output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
260 is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
261 When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses
262 `color.ui` as fallback.
264 --get-color <name> [<default>]::
266 Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and
267 output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard
268 output. The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if
269 there is no color configured for `name`.
271 `--type=color [--default=<default>]` is preferred over `--get-color`
272 (but note that `--get-color` will omit the trailing newline printed by
277 Opens an editor to modify the specified config file; either
278 `--system`, `--global`, or repository (default).
281 Respect `include.*` directives in config files when looking up
282 values. Defaults to `off` when a specific file is given (e.g.,
283 using `--file`, `--global`, etc) and `on` when searching all
287 When using `--get`, and the requested variable is not found, behave as if
288 <value> were the value assigned to the that variable.
292 `pager.config` is only respected when listing configuration, i.e., when
293 using `--list` or any of the `--get-*` which may return multiple results.
294 The default is to use a pager.
300 By default, 'git config' will read configuration options from multiple
303 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
304 System-wide configuration file.
306 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config::
308 User-specific configuration files. When the XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment
309 variable is not set or empty, $HOME/.config/ is used as
312 These are also called "global" configuration files. If both files exist, both
313 files are read in the order given above.
316 Repository specific configuration file.
318 $GIT_DIR/config.worktree::
319 This is optional and is only searched when
320 `extensions.worktreeConfig` is present in $GIT_DIR/config.
322 You may also provide additional configuration parameters when running any
323 git command by using the `-c` option. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
325 Options will be read from all of these files that are available. If the
326 global or the system-wide configuration files are missing or unreadable they
327 will be ignored. If the repository configuration file is missing or unreadable,
328 'git config' will exit with a non-zero error code. An error message is produced
329 if the file is unreadable, but not if it is missing.
331 The files are read in the order given above, with last value found taking
332 precedence over values read earlier. When multiple values are taken then all
333 values of a key from all files will be used.
335 By default, options are only written to the repository specific
336 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like `--replace-all`
337 and `--unset`. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
339 You can limit which configuration sources are read from or written to by
340 specifying the path of a file with the `--file` option, or by specifying a
341 configuration scope with `--system`, `--global`, `--local`, or `--worktree`.
342 For more, see <<OPTIONS>> above.
348 Each configuration source falls within a configuration scope. The scopes
352 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
355 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config
363 $GIT_DIR/config.worktree
366 GIT_CONFIG_{COUNT,KEY,VALUE} environment variables (see <<ENVIRONMENT>>
371 With the exception of 'command', each scope corresponds to a command line
372 option: `--system`, `--global`, `--local`, `--worktree`.
374 When reading options, specifying a scope will only read options from the
375 files within that scope. When writing options, specifying a scope will write
376 to the files within that scope (instead of the repository specific
377 configuration file). See <<OPTIONS>> above for a complete description.
379 Most configuration options are respected regardless of the scope it is
380 defined in, but some options are only respected in certain scopes. See the
381 respective option's documentation for the full details.
383 Protected configuration
384 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
386 Protected configuration refers to the 'system', 'global', and 'command' scopes.
387 For security reasons, certain options are only respected when they are
388 specified in protected configuration, and ignored otherwise.
390 Git treats these scopes as if they are controlled by the user or a trusted
391 administrator. This is because an attacker who controls these scopes can do
392 substantial harm without using Git, so it is assumed that the user's environment
393 protects these scopes against attackers.
401 Take the configuration from the given files instead from global or
402 system-level configuration. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
404 GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM::
405 Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
406 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig file. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
412 GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_<n>::
413 If GIT_CONFIG_COUNT is set to a positive number, all environment pairs
414 GIT_CONFIG_KEY_<n> and GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_<n> up to that number will be
415 added to the process's runtime configuration. The config pairs are
416 zero-indexed. Any missing key or value is treated as an error. An empty
417 GIT_CONFIG_COUNT is treated the same as GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=0, namely no
418 pairs are processed. These environment variables will override values
419 in configuration files, but will be overridden by any explicit options
422 This is useful for cases where you want to spawn multiple git commands
423 with a common configuration but cannot depend on a configuration file,
424 for example when writing scripts.
427 If no `--file` option is provided to `git config`, use the file
428 given by `GIT_CONFIG` as if it were provided via `--file`. This
429 variable has no effect on other Git commands, and is mostly for
430 historical compatibility; there is generally no reason to use it
431 instead of the `--file` option.
437 Given a .git/config like this:
441 # This is the config file, and
442 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
448 ; Don't trust file modes
453 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
458 gitproxy=proxy-command for kernel.org
459 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
464 [http "https://weak.example.com"]
466 cookieFile = /tmp/cookie.txt
469 you can set the filemode to true with
472 % git config core.filemode true
475 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
476 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
480 % git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
483 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
485 To delete the entry for renames, do
488 % git config --unset diff.renames
491 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
492 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
494 To query the value for a given key, do
497 % git config --get core.filemode
503 % git config core.filemode
506 or, to query a multivar:
509 % git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
512 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
515 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
518 If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
522 % git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
525 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
526 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
529 % git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
532 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
535 % git config section.key value '[!]'
538 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
541 % git config --add core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
544 An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
549 WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
550 RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
551 echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
554 For URLs in `https://weak.example.com`, `http.sslVerify` is set to
555 false, while it is set to `true` for all others:
558 % git config --type=bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://good.example.com
560 % git config --type=bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://weak.example.com
562 % git config --get-urlmatch http https://weak.example.com
563 http.cookieFile /tmp/cookie.txt
567 include::config.txt[]
571 When using the deprecated `[section.subsection]` syntax, changing a value
572 will result in adding a multi-line key instead of a change, if the subsection
573 is given with at least one uppercase character. For example when the config
581 and running `git config section.Subsection.key value2` will result in
592 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite