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]
25 'git config' [<file-option>] -e | --edit
29 You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
30 actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
33 Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the '--add' option.
34 If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
35 lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
36 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
37 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
38 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
40 The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', to make
41 'git config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
42 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
43 a "true" or "false" string for bool), or '--path', which does some
44 path expansion (see '--path' below). If no type specifier is passed, no
45 checks or transformations are performed on the value.
47 The file-option can be one of '--system', '--global' or '--file'
48 which specify where the values will be read from or written to.
49 The default is to assume the config file of the current repository,
50 .git/config unless defined otherwise with GIT_DIR and GIT_CONFIG
53 This command will fail if:
55 . The config file is invalid,
56 . Can not write to the config file,
57 . no section was provided,
58 . the section or key is invalid,
59 . you try to unset an option which does not exist,
60 . you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or
61 . you use '--global' option without $HOME being properly set.
68 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
69 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
72 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
73 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex
77 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
78 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
79 found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found.
82 Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
86 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
87 Also outputs the key names.
90 For writing options: write to global ~/.gitconfig file rather than
91 the repository .git/config.
93 For reading options: read only from global ~/.gitconfig rather than
94 from all available files.
99 For writing options: write to system-wide $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
100 rather than the repository .git/config.
102 For reading options: read only from system-wide $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
103 rather than from all available files.
109 Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG.
112 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
115 Rename the given section to a new name.
118 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
121 Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
125 List all variables set in config file.
128 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
131 'git config' will ensure that the output is a simple
132 decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
133 in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
134 by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
137 'git config' will ensure that the output matches the format of
138 either --bool or --int, as described above.
141 'git-config' will expand leading '{tilde}' to the value of
142 '$HOME', and '{tilde}user' to the home directory for the
143 specified user. This option has no effect when setting the
144 value (but you can use 'git config bla {tilde}/' from the
145 command line to let your shell do the expansion).
149 For all options that output values and/or keys, always
150 end values with the null character (instead of a
151 newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
152 key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
153 output without getting confused e.g. by values that
156 --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]::
158 Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
159 "true" or "false". `stdout-is-tty` should be either "true" or
160 "false", and is taken into account when configuration says
161 "auto". If `stdout-is-tty` is missing, then checks the standard
162 output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
163 is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
164 When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses
165 `color.ui` as fallback.
167 --get-color name [default]::
169 Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and
170 output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard
171 output. The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if
172 there is no color configured for `name`.
176 Opens an editor to modify the specified config file; either
177 '--system', '--global', or repository (default).
183 If not set explicitly with '--file', there are three files where
184 'git config' will search for configuration options:
187 Repository specific configuration file. (The filename is
188 of course relative to the repository root, not the working
192 User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
195 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
196 System-wide configuration file.
198 If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
199 files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
200 file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration
201 file is not available or readable, 'git config' will exit with a non-zero
202 error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
204 All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
205 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like '--replace-all'
206 and '--unset'. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
208 You can override these rules either by command line options or by environment
209 variables. The '--global' and the '--system' options will limit the file used
210 to the global or system-wide file respectively. The GIT_CONFIG environment
211 variable has a similar effect, but you can specify any filename you want.
218 Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
219 Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the
220 "--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig.
229 Given a .git/config like this:
232 # This is the config file, and
233 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
239 ; Don't trust file modes
244 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
249 gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org
250 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
252 you can set the filemode to true with
255 % git config core.filemode true
258 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
259 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
263 % git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
266 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
268 To delete the entry for renames, do
271 % git config --unset diff.renames
274 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
275 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
277 To query the value for a given key, do
280 % git config --get core.filemode
286 % git config core.filemode
289 or, to query a multivar:
292 % git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
295 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
298 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
301 If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
305 % git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
308 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
309 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
312 % git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
315 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
318 % git config section.key value '[!]'
321 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
324 % git config core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
327 An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
332 WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
333 RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
334 echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
337 include::config.txt[]
342 Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
346 Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
350 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite