6 git-config - Get and set repository or global options
12 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [--show-origin] [-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] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex]
16 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex]
17 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex]
18 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch name URL
19 'git config' [<file-option>] --unset name [value_regex]
20 'git config' [<file-option>] --unset-all name [value_regex]
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] [-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 POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
37 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
38 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
39 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
41 The type specifier can be either `--int` or `--bool`, to make
42 'git config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
43 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
44 a "true" or "false" string for bool), or `--path`, which does some
45 path expansion (see `--path` below). If no type specifier is passed, no
46 checks or transformations are performed on the value.
48 When reading, the values are read from the system, global and
49 repository local configuration files by default, and options
50 `--system`, `--global`, `--local` and `--file <filename>` can be
51 used to tell the command to read from only that location (see <<FILES>>).
53 When writing, the new value is written to the repository local
54 configuration file by default, and options `--system`, `--global`,
55 `--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to write to
56 that location (you can say `--local` but that is the default).
58 This command will fail with non-zero status upon error. Some exit
61 - The section or key is invalid (ret=1),
62 - no section or name was provided (ret=2),
63 - the config file is invalid (ret=3),
64 - the config file cannot be written (ret=4),
65 - you try to unset an option which does not exist (ret=5),
66 - you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match (ret=5), or
67 - you try to use an invalid regexp (ret=6).
69 On success, the command returns the exit code 0.
75 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
76 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
79 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
80 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex
84 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
85 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
86 found and the last value if multiple key values were found.
89 Like get, but returns all values for a multi-valued key.
92 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression and
93 writes out the key names. Regular expression matching is currently
94 case-sensitive and done against a canonicalized version of the key
95 in which section and variable names are lowercased, but subsection
98 --get-urlmatch name URL::
99 When given a two-part name section.key, the value for
100 section.<url>.key whose <url> part matches the best to the
101 given URL is returned (if no such key exists, the value for
102 section.key is used as a fallback). When given just the
103 section as name, do so for all the keys in the section and
104 list them. Returns error code 1 if no value is found.
107 For writing options: write to global `~/.gitconfig` file
108 rather than the repository `.git/config`, write to
109 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` file if this file exists and the
110 `~/.gitconfig` file doesn't.
112 For reading options: read only from global `~/.gitconfig` and from
113 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` rather than from all available files.
118 For writing options: write to system-wide
119 `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` rather than the repository
122 For reading options: read only from system-wide `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig`
123 rather than from all available files.
128 For writing options: write to the repository `.git/config` file.
129 This is the default behavior.
131 For reading options: read only from the repository `.git/config` rather than
132 from all available files.
138 Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG.
141 Similar to `--file` but use the given blob instead of a file. E.g.
142 you can use 'master:.gitmodules' to read values from the file
143 '.gitmodules' in the master branch. See "SPECIFYING REVISIONS"
144 section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for a more complete list of
145 ways to spell blob names.
148 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
151 Rename the given section to a new name.
154 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
157 Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
161 List all variables set in config file, along with their values.
164 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
167 'git config' will ensure that the output is a simple
168 decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
169 in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
170 by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
173 'git config' will ensure that the output matches the format of
174 either --bool or --int, as described above.
177 `git config` will expand a leading `~` to the value of
178 `$HOME`, and `~user` to the home directory for the
179 specified user. This option has no effect when setting the
180 value (but you can use `git config section.variable ~/`
181 from the command line to let your shell do the expansion).
185 For all options that output values and/or keys, always
186 end values with the null character (instead of a
187 newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
188 key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
189 output without getting confused e.g. by values that
193 Output only the names of config variables for `--list` or
197 Augment the output of all queried config options with the
198 origin type (file, standard input, blob, command line) and
199 the actual origin (config file path, ref, or blob id if
202 --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]::
204 Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
205 "true" or "false". `stdout-is-tty` should be either "true" or
206 "false", and is taken into account when configuration says
207 "auto". If `stdout-is-tty` is missing, then checks the standard
208 output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
209 is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
210 When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses
211 `color.ui` as fallback.
213 --get-color name [default]::
215 Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and
216 output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard
217 output. The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if
218 there is no color configured for `name`.
222 Opens an editor to modify the specified config file; either
223 `--system`, `--global`, or repository (default).
226 Respect `include.*` directives in config files when looking up
227 values. Defaults to `off` when a specific file is given (e.g.,
228 using `--file`, `--global`, etc) and `on` when searching all
235 If not set explicitly with `--file`, there are four files where
236 'git config' will search for configuration options:
238 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
239 System-wide configuration file.
241 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config::
242 Second user-specific configuration file. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set
243 or empty, `$HOME/.config/git/config` will be used. Any single-valued
244 variable set in this file will be overwritten by whatever is in
245 `~/.gitconfig`. It is a good idea not to create this file if
246 you sometimes use older versions of Git, as support for this
247 file was added fairly recently.
250 User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
254 Repository specific configuration file.
256 If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
257 files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
258 file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration
259 file is not available or readable, 'git config' will exit with a non-zero
260 error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
262 The files are read in the order given above, with last value found taking
263 precedence over values read earlier. When multiple values are taken then all
264 values of a key from all files will be used.
266 You may override individual configuration parameters when running any git
267 command by using the `-c` option. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
269 All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
270 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like `--replace-all`
271 and `--unset`. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
273 You can override these rules either by command-line options or by environment
274 variables. The `--global` and the `--system` options will limit the file used
275 to the global or system-wide file respectively. The `GIT_CONFIG` environment
276 variable has a similar effect, but you can specify any filename you want.
283 Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
284 Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the
285 "--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig.
287 GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM::
288 Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
289 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig file. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
298 Given a .git/config like this:
301 # This is the config file, and
302 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
308 ; Don't trust file modes
313 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
318 gitproxy=proxy-command for kernel.org
319 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
324 [http "https://weak.example.com"]
326 cookieFile = /tmp/cookie.txt
328 you can set the filemode to true with
331 % git config core.filemode true
334 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
335 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
339 % git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
342 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
344 To delete the entry for renames, do
347 % git config --unset diff.renames
350 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
351 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
353 To query the value for a given key, do
356 % git config --get core.filemode
362 % git config core.filemode
365 or, to query a multivar:
368 % git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
371 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
374 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
377 If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
381 % git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
384 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
385 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
388 % git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
391 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
394 % git config section.key value '[!]'
397 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
400 % git config --add core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
403 An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
408 WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
409 RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
410 echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
413 For URLs in `https://weak.example.com`, `http.sslVerify` is set to
414 false, while it is set to `true` for all others:
417 % git config --bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://good.example.com
419 % git config --bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://weak.example.com
421 % git config --get-urlmatch http https://weak.example.com
422 http.cookieFile /tmp/cookie.txt
426 include::config.txt[]
430 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite