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] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex]
18 'git-config' [<file-option>] --unset name [value_regex]
19 'git-config' [<file-option>] --unset-all name [value_regex]
20 'git-config' [<file-option>] --rename-section old_name new_name
21 'git-config' [<file-option>] --remove-section name
22 'git-config' [<file-option>] [-z|--null] -l | --list
23 'git-config' [<file-option>] --get-color name [default]
24 'git-config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]
28 You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
29 actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
32 Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the '--add' option.
33 If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
34 lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
35 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
36 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
37 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
39 The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make
40 'git-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
41 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
42 a "true" or "false" string for bool). If no type specifier is passed,
43 no checks or transformations are performed on the value.
45 The file-option can be one of '--system', '--global' or '--file'
46 which specify where the values will be read from or written to.
47 The default is to assume the config file of the current repository,
48 .git/config unless defined otherwise with GIT_DIR and GIT_CONFIG
51 This command will fail if:
53 . The config file is invalid,
54 . Can not write to the config file,
55 . no section was provided,
56 . the section or key is invalid,
57 . you try to unset an option which does not exist,
58 . you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or
59 . you use '--global' option without $HOME being properly set.
66 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
67 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
70 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
71 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex.
74 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
75 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
76 found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found.
79 Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
83 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
84 Also outputs the key names.
87 For writing options: write to global ~/.gitconfig file rather than
88 the repository .git/config.
90 For reading options: read only from global ~/.gitconfig rather than
91 from all available files.
96 For writing options: write to system-wide $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
97 rather than the repository .git/config.
99 For reading options: read only from system-wide $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
100 rather than from all available files.
104 -f config-file, --file config-file::
105 Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG.
108 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
111 Rename the given section to a new name.
114 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
117 Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
120 List all variables set in config file.
123 git-config will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
126 git-config will ensure that the output is a simple
127 decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
128 in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
129 by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
132 For all options that output values and/or keys, always
133 end values with the null character (instead of a
134 newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
135 key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
136 output without getting confused e.g. by values that
139 --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]::
141 Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
142 "true" or "false". `stdout-is-tty` should be either "true" or
143 "false", and is taken into account when configuration says
144 "auto". If `stdout-is-tty` is missing, then checks the standard
145 output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
146 is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
148 --get-color name default::
150 Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and
151 output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard
152 output. The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if
153 there is no color configured for `name`.
159 If not set explicitly with '--file', there are three files where
160 git-config will search for configuration options:
163 Repository specific configuration file. (The filename is
164 of course relative to the repository root, not the working
168 User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
171 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
172 System-wide configuration file.
174 If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
175 files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
176 file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration
177 file is not available or readable, git-config will exit with a non-zero
178 error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
180 All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
181 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like '--replace-all'
182 and '--unset'. *git-config will only ever change one file at a time*.
184 You can override these rules either by command line options or by environment
185 variables. The '--global' and the '--system' options will limit the file used
186 to the global or system-wide file respectively. The GIT_CONFIG environment
187 variable has a similar effect, but you can specify any filename you want.
189 The GIT_CONFIG_LOCAL environment variable on the other hand only changes
190 the name used instead of the repository configuration file. The global and
191 the system-wide configuration files will still be read. (For writing options
192 this will obviously result in the same behavior as using GIT_CONFIG.)
199 Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
200 Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the
201 "--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig.
204 Take the configuration from the given file instead if .git/config.
205 Still read the global and the system-wide configuration files, though.
214 Given a .git/config like this:
217 # This is the config file, and
218 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
224 ; Don't trust file modes
229 external = "/usr/local/bin/gnu-diff -u"
234 gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org
235 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
237 you can set the filemode to true with
240 % git config core.filemode true
243 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
244 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
248 % git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
251 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
253 To delete the entry for renames, do
256 % git config --unset diff.renames
259 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
260 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
262 To query the value for a given key, do
265 % git config --get core.filemode
271 % git config core.filemode
274 or, to query a multivar:
277 % git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
280 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
283 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
286 If you like to live dangerous, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
290 % git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
293 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
294 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
297 % git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
300 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
303 % git config section.key value '[!]'
306 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
309 % git config core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
312 An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
317 WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
318 RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
319 echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
322 include::config.txt[]
327 Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
331 Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
335 Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite