2 The config settings that start with `feature.` modify the defaults of
3 a group of other config settings. These groups are created by the Git
4 developer community as recommended defaults and are subject to change.
5 In particular, new config options may be added with different defaults.
8 Enable config options that are new to Git, and are being considered for
9 future defaults. Config settings included here may be added or removed
10 with each release, including minor version updates. These settings may
11 have unintended interactions since they are so new. Please enable this
12 setting if you are interested in providing feedback on experimental
13 features. The new default values are:
15 * `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=skipping` may improve fetch negotiation times by
16 skipping more commits at a time, reducing the number of round trips.
18 * `gc.cruftPacks=true` reduces disk space used by unreachable objects during
19 garbage collection, preventing loose object explosions.
22 Enable config options that optimize for repos with many files in the
23 working directory. With many files, commands such as `git status` and
24 `git checkout` may be slow and these new defaults improve performance:
26 * `index.skipHash=true` speeds up index writes by not computing a trailing
27 checksum. Note that this will cause Git versions earlier than 2.13.0 to
28 refuse to parse the index and Git versions earlier than 2.40.0 will report
29 a corrupted index during `git fsck`.
31 * `index.version=4` enables path-prefix compression in the index.
33 * `core.untrackedCache=true` enables the untracked cache. This setting assumes
34 that mtime is working on your machine.