4 The Git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect
5 the Git commands' behavior. The `.git/config` file in each repository
6 is used to store the configuration for that repository, and
7 `$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store a per-user configuration as
8 fallback values for the `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig`
9 can be used to store a system-wide default configuration.
11 The configuration variables are used by both the Git plumbing
12 and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, wherein
13 the fully qualified variable name of the variable itself is the last
14 dot-separated segment and the section name is everything before the last
15 dot. The variable names are case-insensitive, allow only alphanumeric
16 characters and `-`, and must start with an alphabetic character. Some
17 variables may appear multiple times; we say then that the variable is
23 The syntax is fairly flexible and permissive; whitespaces are mostly
24 ignored. The '#' and ';' characters begin comments to the end of line,
25 blank lines are ignored.
27 The file consists of sections and variables. A section begins with
28 the name of the section in square brackets and continues until the next
29 section begins. Section names are case-insensitive. Only alphanumeric
30 characters, `-` and `.` are allowed in section names. Each variable
31 must belong to some section, which means that there must be a section
32 header before the first setting of a variable.
34 Sections can be further divided into subsections. To begin a subsection
35 put its name in double quotes, separated by space from the section name,
36 in the section header, like in the example below:
39 [section "subsection"]
43 Subsection names are case sensitive and can contain any characters except
44 newline (doublequote `"` and backslash can be included by escaping them
45 as `\"` and `\\`, respectively). Section headers cannot span multiple
46 lines. Variables may belong directly to a section or to a given subsection.
47 You can have `[section]` if you have `[section "subsection"]`, but you
50 There is also a deprecated `[section.subsection]` syntax. With this
51 syntax, the subsection name is converted to lower-case and is also
52 compared case sensitively. These subsection names follow the same
53 restrictions as section names.
55 All the other lines (and the remainder of the line after the section
56 header) are recognized as setting variables, in the form
57 'name = value' (or just 'name', which is a short-hand to say that
58 the variable is the boolean "true").
59 The variable names are case-insensitive, allow only alphanumeric characters
60 and `-`, and must start with an alphabetic character.
62 A line that defines a value can be continued to the next line by
63 ending it with a `\`; the backquote and the end-of-line are
64 stripped. Leading whitespaces after 'name =', the remainder of the
65 line after the first comment character '#' or ';', and trailing
66 whitespaces of the line are discarded unless they are enclosed in
67 double quotes. Internal whitespaces within the value are retained
70 Inside double quotes, double quote `"` and backslash `\` characters
71 must be escaped: use `\"` for `"` and `\\` for `\`.
73 The following escape sequences (beside `\"` and `\\`) are recognized:
74 `\n` for newline character (NL), `\t` for horizontal tabulation (HT, TAB)
75 and `\b` for backspace (BS). Other char escape sequences (including octal
76 escape sequences) are invalid.
82 You can include one config file from another by setting the special
83 `include.path` variable to the name of the file to be included. The
84 included file is expanded immediately, as if its contents had been
85 found at the location of the include directive. If the value of the
86 `include.path` variable is a relative path, the path is considered to be
87 relative to the configuration file in which the include directive was
88 found. The value of `include.path` is subject to tilde expansion: `~/`
89 is expanded to the value of `$HOME`, and `~user/` to the specified
90 user's home directory. See below for examples.
97 ; Don't trust file modes
102 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
107 merge = refs/heads/devel
111 gitProxy="ssh" for "kernel.org"
112 gitProxy=default-proxy ; for the rest
115 path = /path/to/foo.inc ; include by absolute path
116 path = foo ; expand "foo" relative to the current file
117 path = ~/foo ; expand "foo" in your $HOME directory
123 Values of many variables are treated as a simple string, but there
124 are variables that take values of specific types and there are rules
125 as to how to spell them.
129 When a variable is said to take a boolean value, many
130 synonyms are accepted for 'true' and 'false'; these are all
133 true;; Boolean true can be spelled as `yes`, `on`, `true`,
134 or `1`. Also, a variable defined without `= <value>`
137 false;; Boolean false can be spelled as `no`, `off`,
140 When converting value to the canonical form using '--bool' type
141 specifier; 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or
142 "false" (spelled in lowercase).
145 The value for many variables that specify various sizes can
146 be suffixed with `k`, `M`,... to mean "scale the number by
147 1024", "by 1024x1024", etc.
150 The value for a variables that takes a color is a list of
151 colors (at most two) and attributes (at most one), separated
152 by spaces. The colors accepted are `normal`, `black`,
153 `red`, `green`, `yellow`, `blue`, `magenta`, `cyan` and
154 `white`; the attributes are `bold`, `dim`, `ul`, `blink` and
155 `reverse`. The first color given is the foreground; the
156 second is the background. The position of the attribute, if
157 any, doesn't matter. Attributes may be turned off specifically
158 by prefixing them with `no` (e.g., `noreverse`, `noul`, etc).
160 Colors (foreground and background) may also be given as numbers between
161 0 and 255; these use ANSI 256-color mode (but note that not all
162 terminals may support this). If your terminal supports it, you may also
163 specify 24-bit RGB values as hex, like `#ff0ab3`.
165 The attributes are meant to be reset at the beginning of each item
166 in the colored output, so setting color.decorate.branch to `black`
167 will paint that branch name in a plain `black`, even if the previous
168 thing on the same output line (e.g. opening parenthesis before the
169 list of branch names in `log --decorate` output) is set to be
170 painted with `bold` or some other attribute.
176 Note that this list is non-comprehensive and not necessarily complete.
177 For command-specific variables, you will find a more detailed description
178 in the appropriate manual page.
180 Other git-related tools may and do use their own variables. When
181 inventing new variables for use in your own tool, make sure their
182 names do not conflict with those that are used by Git itself and
183 other popular tools, and describe them in your documentation.
187 These variables control various optional help messages designed to
188 aid new users. All 'advice.*' variables default to 'true', and you
189 can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false':
193 Set this variable to 'false' if you want to disable
195 'pushNonFFMatching', 'pushAlreadyExists',
196 'pushFetchFirst', and 'pushNeedsForce'
199 Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a
200 non-fast-forward update to the current branch.
202 Advice shown when you ran linkgit:git-push[1] and pushed
203 'matching refs' explicitly (i.e. you used ':', or
204 specified a refspec that isn't your current branch) and
205 it resulted in a non-fast-forward error.
207 Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
208 does not qualify for fast-forwarding (e.g., a tag.)
210 Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
211 tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an
212 object we do not have.
214 Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
215 tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an
216 object that is not a commit-ish, or make the remote
217 ref point at an object that is not a commit-ish.
219 Show directions on how to proceed from the current
220 state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1], in
221 the template shown when writing commit messages in
222 linkgit:git-commit[1], and in the help message shown
223 by linkgit:git-checkout[1] when switching branch.
225 Advise to consider using the `-u` option to linkgit:git-status[1]
226 when the command takes more than 2 seconds to enumerate untracked
229 Advice shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to
230 merge to avoid overwriting local changes.
232 Advice shown by various commands when conflicts
233 prevent the operation from being performed.
235 Advice on how to set your identity configuration when
236 your information is guessed from the system username and
239 Advice shown when you used linkgit:git-checkout[1] to
240 move to the detach HEAD state, to instruct how to create
241 a local branch after the fact.
243 Advice that shows the location of the patch file when
244 linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply it.
246 In case of failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1],
247 show directions on how to proceed from the current state.
251 Tells Git if the executable bit of files in the working tree
254 Some filesystems lose the executable bit when a file that is
255 marked as executable is checked out, or checks out an
256 non-executable file with executable bit on.
257 linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1] probe the filesystem
258 to see if it handles the executable bit correctly
259 and this variable is automatically set as necessary.
261 A repository, however, may be on a filesystem that handles
262 the filemode correctly, and this variable is set to 'true'
263 when created, but later may be made accessible from another
264 environment that loses the filemode (e.g. exporting ext4 via
265 CIFS mount, visiting a Cygwin created repository with
266 Git for Windows or Eclipse).
267 In such a case it may be necessary to set this variable to 'false'.
268 See linkgit:git-update-index[1].
270 The default is true (when core.filemode is not specified in the config file).
273 (Windows-only) If true, mark newly-created directories and files whose
274 name starts with a dot as hidden. If 'dotGitOnly', only the `.git/`
275 directory is hidden, but no other files starting with a dot. The
276 default mode is 'dotGitOnly'.
279 If true, this option enables various workarounds to enable
280 Git to work better on filesystems that are not case sensitive,
281 like FAT. For example, if a directory listing finds
282 "makefile" when Git expects "Makefile", Git will assume
283 it is really the same file, and continue to remember it as
286 The default is false, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1]
287 will probe and set core.ignoreCase true if appropriate when the repository
290 core.precomposeUnicode::
291 This option is only used by Mac OS implementation of Git.
292 When core.precomposeUnicode=true, Git reverts the unicode decomposition
293 of filenames done by Mac OS. This is useful when sharing a repository
294 between Mac OS and Linux or Windows.
295 (Git for Windows 1.7.10 or higher is needed, or Git under cygwin 1.7).
296 When false, file names are handled fully transparent by Git,
297 which is backward compatible with older versions of Git.
300 If set to true, do not allow checkout of paths that would
301 be considered equivalent to `.git` on an HFS+ filesystem.
302 Defaults to `true` on Mac OS, and `false` elsewhere.
305 If set to true, do not allow checkout of paths that would
306 cause problems with the NTFS filesystem, e.g. conflict with
308 Defaults to `true` on Windows, and `false` elsewhere.
311 If false, the ctime differences between the index and the
312 working tree are ignored; useful when the inode change time
313 is regularly modified by something outside Git (file system
314 crawlers and some backup systems).
315 See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. True by default.
317 core.untrackedCache::
318 Determines what to do about the untracked cache feature of the
319 index. It will be kept, if this variable is unset or set to
320 `keep`. It will automatically be added if set to `true`. And
321 it will automatically be removed, if set to `false`. Before
322 setting it to `true`, you should check that mtime is working
323 properly on your system.
324 See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. `keep` by default.
327 Determines which stat fields to match between the index
328 and work tree. The user can set this to 'default' or
329 'minimal'. Default (or explicitly 'default'), is to check
330 all fields, including the sub-second part of mtime and ctime.
333 The commands that output paths (e.g. 'ls-files',
334 'diff'), when not given the `-z` option, will quote
335 "unusual" characters in the pathname by enclosing the
336 pathname in a double-quote pair and with backslashes the
337 same way strings in C source code are quoted. If this
338 variable is set to false, the bytes higher than 0x80 are
339 not quoted but output as verbatim. Note that double
340 quote, backslash and control characters are always
341 quoted without `-z` regardless of the setting of this
345 Sets the line ending type to use in the working directory for
346 files that have the `text` property set. Alternatives are
347 'lf', 'crlf' and 'native', which uses the platform's native
348 line ending. The default value is `native`. See
349 linkgit:gitattributes[5] for more information on end-of-line
353 If true, makes Git check if converting `CRLF` is reversible when
354 end-of-line conversion is active. Git will verify if a command
355 modifies a file in the work tree either directly or indirectly.
356 For example, committing a file followed by checking out the
357 same file should yield the original file in the work tree. If
358 this is not the case for the current setting of
359 `core.autocrlf`, Git will reject the file. The variable can
360 be set to "warn", in which case Git will only warn about an
361 irreversible conversion but continue the operation.
363 CRLF conversion bears a slight chance of corrupting data.
364 When it is enabled, Git will convert CRLF to LF during commit and LF to
365 CRLF during checkout. A file that contains a mixture of LF and
366 CRLF before the commit cannot be recreated by Git. For text
367 files this is the right thing to do: it corrects line endings
368 such that we have only LF line endings in the repository.
369 But for binary files that are accidentally classified as text the
370 conversion can corrupt data.
372 If you recognize such corruption early you can easily fix it by
373 setting the conversion type explicitly in .gitattributes. Right
374 after committing you still have the original file in your work
375 tree and this file is not yet corrupted. You can explicitly tell
376 Git that this file is binary and Git will handle the file
379 Unfortunately, the desired effect of cleaning up text files with
380 mixed line endings and the undesired effect of corrupting binary
381 files cannot be distinguished. In both cases CRLFs are removed
382 in an irreversible way. For text files this is the right thing
383 to do because CRLFs are line endings, while for binary files
384 converting CRLFs corrupts data.
386 Note, this safety check does not mean that a checkout will generate a
387 file identical to the original file for a different setting of
388 `core.eol` and `core.autocrlf`, but only for the current one. For
389 example, a text file with `LF` would be accepted with `core.eol=lf`
390 and could later be checked out with `core.eol=crlf`, in which case the
391 resulting file would contain `CRLF`, although the original file
392 contained `LF`. However, in both work trees the line endings would be
393 consistent, that is either all `LF` or all `CRLF`, but never mixed. A
394 file with mixed line endings would be reported by the `core.safecrlf`
398 Setting this variable to "true" is almost the same as setting
399 the `text` attribute to "auto" on all files except that text
400 files are not guaranteed to be normalized: files that contain
401 `CRLF` in the repository will not be touched. Use this
402 setting if you want to have `CRLF` line endings in your
403 working directory even though the repository does not have
404 normalized line endings. This variable can be set to 'input',
405 in which case no output conversion is performed.
408 If false, symbolic links are checked out as small plain files that
409 contain the link text. linkgit:git-update-index[1] and
410 linkgit:git-add[1] will not change the recorded type to regular
411 file. Useful on filesystems like FAT that do not support
414 The default is true, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1]
415 will probe and set core.symlinks false if appropriate when the repository
419 A "proxy command" to execute (as 'command host port') instead
420 of establishing direct connection to the remote server when
421 using the Git protocol for fetching. If the variable value is
422 in the "COMMAND for DOMAIN" format, the command is applied only
423 on hostnames ending with the specified domain string. This variable
424 may be set multiple times and is matched in the given order;
425 the first match wins.
427 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_PROXY_COMMAND' environment variable
428 (which always applies universally, without the special "for"
431 The special string `none` can be used as the proxy command to
432 specify that no proxy be used for a given domain pattern.
433 This is useful for excluding servers inside a firewall from
434 proxy use, while defaulting to a common proxy for external domains.
437 If true, Git will avoid using lstat() calls to detect if files have
438 changed by setting the "assume-unchanged" bit for those tracked files
439 which it has updated identically in both the index and working tree.
441 When files are modified outside of Git, the user will need to stage
442 the modified files explicitly (e.g. see 'Examples' section in
443 linkgit:git-update-index[1]).
444 Git will not normally detect changes to those files.
446 This is useful on systems where lstat() calls are very slow, such as
447 CIFS/Microsoft Windows.
451 core.preferSymlinkRefs::
452 Instead of the default "symref" format for HEAD
453 and other symbolic reference files, use symbolic links.
454 This is sometimes needed to work with old scripts that
455 expect HEAD to be a symbolic link.
458 If true this repository is assumed to be 'bare' and has no
459 working directory associated with it. If this is the case a
460 number of commands that require a working directory will be
461 disabled, such as linkgit:git-add[1] or linkgit:git-merge[1].
463 This setting is automatically guessed by linkgit:git-clone[1] or
464 linkgit:git-init[1] when the repository was created. By default a
465 repository that ends in "/.git" is assumed to be not bare (bare =
466 false), while all other repositories are assumed to be bare (bare
470 Set the path to the root of the working tree.
471 If GIT_COMMON_DIR environment variable is set, core.worktree
472 is ignored and not used for determining the root of working tree.
473 This can be overridden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment
474 variable and the '--work-tree' command-line option.
475 The value can be an absolute path or relative to the path to
476 the .git directory, which is either specified by --git-dir
477 or GIT_DIR, or automatically discovered.
478 If --git-dir or GIT_DIR is specified but none of
479 --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified,
480 the current working directory is regarded as the top level
481 of your working tree.
483 Note that this variable is honored even when set in a configuration
484 file in a ".git" subdirectory of a directory and its value differs
485 from the latter directory (e.g. "/path/to/.git/config" has
486 core.worktree set to "/different/path"), which is most likely a
487 misconfiguration. Running Git commands in the "/path/to" directory will
488 still use "/different/path" as the root of the work tree and can cause
489 confusion unless you know what you are doing (e.g. you are creating a
490 read-only snapshot of the same index to a location different from the
491 repository's usual working tree).
493 core.logAllRefUpdates::
494 Enable the reflog. Updates to a ref <ref> is logged to the file
495 "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>", by appending the new and old
496 SHA-1, the date/time and the reason of the update, but
497 only when the file exists. If this configuration
498 variable is set to true, missing "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>"
499 file is automatically created for branch heads (i.e. under
500 refs/heads/), remote refs (i.e. under refs/remotes/),
501 note refs (i.e. under refs/notes/), and the symbolic ref HEAD.
503 This information can be used to determine what commit
504 was the tip of a branch "2 days ago".
506 This value is true by default in a repository that has
507 a working directory associated with it, and false by
508 default in a bare repository.
510 core.repositoryFormatVersion::
511 Internal variable identifying the repository format and layout
514 core.sharedRepository::
515 When 'group' (or 'true'), the repository is made shareable between
516 several users in a group (making sure all the files and objects are
517 group-writable). When 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'), the
518 repository will be readable by all users, additionally to being
519 group-shareable. When 'umask' (or 'false'), Git will use permissions
520 reported by umask(2). When '0xxx', where '0xxx' is an octal number,
521 files in the repository will have this mode value. '0xxx' will override
522 user's umask value (whereas the other options will only override
523 requested parts of the user's umask value). Examples: '0660' will make
524 the repo read/write-able for the owner and group, but inaccessible to
525 others (equivalent to 'group' unless umask is e.g. '0022'). '0640' is a
526 repository that is group-readable but not group-writable.
527 See linkgit:git-init[1]. False by default.
529 core.warnAmbiguousRefs::
530 If true, Git will warn you if the ref name you passed it is ambiguous
531 and might match multiple refs in the repository. True by default.
534 An integer -1..9, indicating a default compression level.
535 -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression,
536 and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest.
537 If set, this provides a default to other compression variables,
538 such as 'core.looseCompression' and 'pack.compression'.
540 core.looseCompression::
541 An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
542 are not in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
543 compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
544 slowest. If not set, defaults to core.compression. If that is
545 not set, defaults to 1 (best speed).
547 core.packedGitWindowSize::
548 Number of bytes of a pack file to map into memory in a
549 single mapping operation. Larger window sizes may allow
550 your system to process a smaller number of large pack files
551 more quickly. Smaller window sizes will negatively affect
552 performance due to increased calls to the operating system's
553 memory manager, but may improve performance when accessing
554 a large number of large pack files.
556 Default is 1 MiB if NO_MMAP was set at compile time, otherwise 32
557 MiB on 32 bit platforms and 1 GiB on 64 bit platforms. This should
558 be reasonable for all users/operating systems. You probably do
559 not need to adjust this value.
561 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
563 core.packedGitLimit::
564 Maximum number of bytes to map simultaneously into memory
565 from pack files. If Git needs to access more than this many
566 bytes at once to complete an operation it will unmap existing
567 regions to reclaim virtual address space within the process.
569 Default is 256 MiB on 32 bit platforms and 8 GiB on 64 bit platforms.
570 This should be reasonable for all users/operating systems, except on
571 the largest projects. You probably do not need to adjust this value.
573 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
575 core.deltaBaseCacheLimit::
576 Maximum number of bytes to reserve for caching base objects
577 that may be referenced by multiple deltified objects. By storing the
578 entire decompressed base objects in a cache Git is able
579 to avoid unpacking and decompressing frequently used base
580 objects multiple times.
582 Default is 96 MiB on all platforms. This should be reasonable
583 for all users/operating systems, except on the largest projects.
584 You probably do not need to adjust this value.
586 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
588 core.bigFileThreshold::
589 Files larger than this size are stored deflated, without
590 attempting delta compression. Storing large files without
591 delta compression avoids excessive memory usage, at the
592 slight expense of increased disk usage. Additionally files
593 larger than this size are always treated as binary.
595 Default is 512 MiB on all platforms. This should be reasonable
596 for most projects as source code and other text files can still
597 be delta compressed, but larger binary media files won't be.
599 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
602 In addition to '.gitignore' (per-directory) and
603 '.git/info/exclude', Git looks into this file for patterns
604 of files which are not meant to be tracked. "`~/`" is expanded
605 to the value of `$HOME` and "`~user/`" to the specified user's
606 home directory. Its default value is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore.
607 If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not set or empty, $HOME/.config/git/ignore
608 is used instead. See linkgit:gitignore[5].
611 Some commands (e.g. svn and http interfaces) that interactively
612 ask for a password can be told to use an external program given
613 via the value of this variable. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_ASKPASS'
614 environment variable. If not set, fall back to the value of the
615 'SSH_ASKPASS' environment variable or, failing that, a simple password
616 prompt. The external program shall be given a suitable prompt as
617 command-line argument and write the password on its STDOUT.
619 core.attributesFile::
620 In addition to '.gitattributes' (per-directory) and
621 '.git/info/attributes', Git looks into this file for attributes
622 (see linkgit:gitattributes[5]). Path expansions are made the same
623 way as for `core.excludesFile`. Its default value is
624 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/attributes. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not
625 set or empty, $HOME/.config/git/attributes is used instead.
628 Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit
629 messages by launching an editor uses the value of this
630 variable when it is set, and the environment variable
631 `GIT_EDITOR` is not set. See linkgit:git-var[1].
634 Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit
635 messages consider a line that begins with this character
636 commented, and removes them after the editor returns
639 If set to "auto", `git-commit` would select a character that is not
640 the beginning character of any line in existing commit messages.
642 core.packedRefsTimeout::
643 The length of time, in milliseconds, to retry when trying to
644 lock the `packed-refs` file. Value 0 means not to retry at
645 all; -1 means to try indefinitely. Default is 1000 (i.e.,
649 Text editor used by `git rebase -i` for editing the rebase instruction file.
650 The value is meant to be interpreted by the shell when it is used.
651 It can be overridden by the `GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR` environment variable.
652 When not configured the default commit message editor is used instead.
655 Text viewer for use by Git commands (e.g., 'less'). The value
656 is meant to be interpreted by the shell. The order of preference
657 is the `$GIT_PAGER` environment variable, then `core.pager`
658 configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then the default chosen at
659 compile time (usually 'less').
661 When the `LESS` environment variable is unset, Git sets it to `FRX`
662 (if `LESS` environment variable is set, Git does not change it at
663 all). If you want to selectively override Git's default setting
664 for `LESS`, you can set `core.pager` to e.g. `less -S`. This will
665 be passed to the shell by Git, which will translate the final
666 command to `LESS=FRX less -S`. The environment does not set the
667 `S` option but the command line does, instructing less to truncate
668 long lines. Similarly, setting `core.pager` to `less -+F` will
669 deactivate the `F` option specified by the environment from the
670 command-line, deactivating the "quit if one screen" behavior of
671 `less`. One can specifically activate some flags for particular
672 commands: for example, setting `pager.blame` to `less -S` enables
673 line truncation only for `git blame`.
675 Likewise, when the `LV` environment variable is unset, Git sets it
676 to `-c`. You can override this setting by exporting `LV` with
677 another value or setting `core.pager` to `lv +c`.
680 A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to
681 notice. 'git diff' will use `color.diff.whitespace` to
682 highlight them, and 'git apply --whitespace=error' will
683 consider them as errors. You can prefix `-` to disable
684 any of them (e.g. `-trailing-space`):
686 * `blank-at-eol` treats trailing whitespaces at the end of the line
687 as an error (enabled by default).
688 * `space-before-tab` treats a space character that appears immediately
689 before a tab character in the initial indent part of the line as an
690 error (enabled by default).
691 * `indent-with-non-tab` treats a line that is indented with space
692 characters instead of the equivalent tabs as an error (not enabled by
694 * `tab-in-indent` treats a tab character in the initial indent part of
695 the line as an error (not enabled by default).
696 * `blank-at-eof` treats blank lines added at the end of file as an error
697 (enabled by default).
698 * `trailing-space` is a short-hand to cover both `blank-at-eol` and
700 * `cr-at-eol` treats a carriage-return at the end of line as
701 part of the line terminator, i.e. with it, `trailing-space`
702 does not trigger if the character before such a carriage-return
703 is not a whitespace (not enabled by default).
704 * `tabwidth=<n>` tells how many character positions a tab occupies; this
705 is relevant for `indent-with-non-tab` and when Git fixes `tab-in-indent`
706 errors. The default tab width is 8. Allowed values are 1 to 63.
708 core.fsyncObjectFiles::
709 This boolean will enable 'fsync()' when writing object files.
711 This is a total waste of time and effort on a filesystem that orders
712 data writes properly, but can be useful for filesystems that do not use
713 journalling (traditional UNIX filesystems) or that only journal metadata
714 and not file contents (OS X's HFS+, or Linux ext3 with "data=writeback").
717 Enable parallel index preload for operations like 'git diff'
719 This can speed up operations like 'git diff' and 'git status' especially
720 on filesystems like NFS that have weak caching semantics and thus
721 relatively high IO latencies. When enabled, Git will do the
722 index comparison to the filesystem data in parallel, allowing
723 overlapping IO's. Defaults to true.
726 You can set this to 'link', in which case a hardlink followed by
727 a delete of the source are used to make sure that object creation
728 will not overwrite existing objects.
730 On some file system/operating system combinations, this is unreliable.
731 Set this config setting to 'rename' there; However, This will remove the
732 check that makes sure that existing object files will not get overwritten.
735 When showing commit messages, also show notes which are stored in
736 the given ref. The ref must be fully qualified. If the given
737 ref does not exist, it is not an error but means that no
738 notes should be printed.
740 This setting defaults to "refs/notes/commits", and it can be overridden by
741 the 'GIT_NOTES_REF' environment variable. See linkgit:git-notes[1].
743 core.sparseCheckout::
744 Enable "sparse checkout" feature. See section "Sparse checkout" in
745 linkgit:git-read-tree[1] for more information.
748 Set the length object names are abbreviated to. If unspecified,
749 many commands abbreviate to 7 hexdigits, which may not be enough
750 for abbreviated object names to stay unique for sufficiently long
754 add.ignore-errors (deprecated)::
755 Tells 'git add' to continue adding files when some files cannot be
756 added due to indexing errors. Equivalent to the '--ignore-errors'
757 option of linkgit:git-add[1]. `add.ignore-errors` is deprecated,
758 as it does not follow the usual naming convention for configuration
762 Command aliases for the linkgit:git[1] command wrapper - e.g.
763 after defining "alias.last = cat-file commit HEAD", the invocation
764 "git last" is equivalent to "git cat-file commit HEAD". To avoid
765 confusion and troubles with script usage, aliases that
766 hide existing Git commands are ignored. Arguments are split by
767 spaces, the usual shell quoting and escaping is supported.
768 A quote pair or a backslash can be used to quote them.
770 If the alias expansion is prefixed with an exclamation point,
771 it will be treated as a shell command. For example, defining
772 "alias.new = !gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD", the invocation
773 "git new" is equivalent to running the shell command
774 "gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD". Note that shell commands will be
775 executed from the top-level directory of a repository, which may
776 not necessarily be the current directory.
777 'GIT_PREFIX' is set as returned by running 'git rev-parse --show-prefix'
778 from the original current directory. See linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
781 If true, git-am will call git-mailsplit for patches in mbox format
782 with parameter '--keep-cr'. In this case git-mailsplit will
783 not remove `\r` from lines ending with `\r\n`. Can be overridden
784 by giving '--no-keep-cr' from the command line.
785 See linkgit:git-am[1], linkgit:git-mailsplit[1].
788 By default, `git am` will fail if the patch does not apply cleanly. When
789 set to true, this setting tells `git am` to fall back on 3-way merge if
790 the patch records the identity of blobs it is supposed to apply to and
791 we have those blobs available locally (equivalent to giving the `--3way`
792 option from the command line). Defaults to `false`.
793 See linkgit:git-am[1].
795 apply.ignoreWhitespace::
796 When set to 'change', tells 'git apply' to ignore changes in
797 whitespace, in the same way as the '--ignore-space-change'
799 When set to one of: no, none, never, false tells 'git apply' to
800 respect all whitespace differences.
801 See linkgit:git-apply[1].
804 Tells 'git apply' how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
805 as the '--whitespace' option. See linkgit:git-apply[1].
807 branch.autoSetupMerge::
808 Tells 'git branch' and 'git checkout' to set up new branches
809 so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from the
810 starting point branch. Note that even if this option is not set,
811 this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
812 and `--no-track` options. The valid settings are: `false` -- no
813 automatic setup is done; `true` -- automatic setup is done when the
814 starting point is a remote-tracking branch; `always` --
815 automatic setup is done when the starting point is either a
816 local branch or remote-tracking
817 branch. This option defaults to true.
819 branch.autoSetupRebase::
820 When a new branch is created with 'git branch' or 'git checkout'
821 that tracks another branch, this variable tells Git to set
822 up pull to rebase instead of merge (see "branch.<name>.rebase").
823 When `never`, rebase is never automatically set to true.
824 When `local`, rebase is set to true for tracked branches of
825 other local branches.
826 When `remote`, rebase is set to true for tracked branches of
827 remote-tracking branches.
828 When `always`, rebase will be set to true for all tracking
830 See "branch.autoSetupMerge" for details on how to set up a
831 branch to track another branch.
832 This option defaults to never.
834 branch.<name>.remote::
835 When on branch <name>, it tells 'git fetch' and 'git push'
836 which remote to fetch from/push to. The remote to push to
837 may be overridden with `remote.pushDefault` (for all branches).
838 The remote to push to, for the current branch, may be further
839 overridden by `branch.<name>.pushRemote`. If no remote is
840 configured, or if you are not on any branch, it defaults to
841 `origin` for fetching and `remote.pushDefault` for pushing.
842 Additionally, `.` (a period) is the current local repository
843 (a dot-repository), see `branch.<name>.merge`'s final note below.
845 branch.<name>.pushRemote::
846 When on branch <name>, it overrides `branch.<name>.remote` for
847 pushing. It also overrides `remote.pushDefault` for pushing
848 from branch <name>. When you pull from one place (e.g. your
849 upstream) and push to another place (e.g. your own publishing
850 repository), you would want to set `remote.pushDefault` to
851 specify the remote to push to for all branches, and use this
852 option to override it for a specific branch.
854 branch.<name>.merge::
855 Defines, together with branch.<name>.remote, the upstream branch
856 for the given branch. It tells 'git fetch'/'git pull'/'git rebase' which
857 branch to merge and can also affect 'git push' (see push.default).
858 When in branch <name>, it tells 'git fetch' the default
859 refspec to be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value is
860 handled like the remote part of a refspec, and must match a
861 ref which is fetched from the remote given by
862 "branch.<name>.remote".
863 The merge information is used by 'git pull' (which at first calls
864 'git fetch') to lookup the default branch for merging. Without
865 this option, 'git pull' defaults to merge the first refspec fetched.
866 Specify multiple values to get an octopus merge.
867 If you wish to setup 'git pull' so that it merges into <name> from
868 another branch in the local repository, you can point
869 branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the relative path
870 setting `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote.
872 branch.<name>.mergeOptions::
873 Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
874 supported options are the same as those of linkgit:git-merge[1], but
875 option values containing whitespace characters are currently not
878 branch.<name>.rebase::
879 When true, rebase the branch <name> on top of the fetched branch,
880 instead of merging the default branch from the default remote when
881 "git pull" is run. See "pull.rebase" for doing this in a non
882 branch-specific manner.
884 When preserve, also pass `--preserve-merges` along to 'git rebase'
885 so that locally committed merge commits will not be flattened
886 by running 'git pull'.
888 When the value is `interactive`, the rebase is run in interactive mode.
890 *NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use
891 it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1]
894 branch.<name>.description::
895 Branch description, can be edited with
896 `git branch --edit-description`. Branch description is
897 automatically added in the format-patch cover letter or
898 request-pull summary.
901 Specify the command to invoke the specified browser. The
902 specified command is evaluated in shell with the URLs passed
903 as arguments. (See linkgit:git-web{litdd}browse[1].)
905 browser.<tool>.path::
906 Override the path for the given tool that may be used to
907 browse HTML help (see '-w' option in linkgit:git-help[1]) or a
908 working repository in gitweb (see linkgit:git-instaweb[1]).
911 A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f,
912 -i or -n. Defaults to true.
915 A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
916 linkgit:git-branch[1]. May be set to `always`,
917 `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
918 only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
920 color.branch.<slot>::
921 Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of
922 `current` (the current branch), `local` (a local branch),
923 `remote` (a remote-tracking branch in refs/remotes/),
924 `upstream` (upstream tracking branch), `plain` (other
928 Whether to use ANSI escape sequences to add color to patches.
929 If this is set to `always`, linkgit:git-diff[1],
930 linkgit:git-log[1], and linkgit:git-show[1] will use color
931 for all patches. If it is set to `true` or `auto`, those
932 commands will only use color when output is to the terminal.
935 This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the
936 'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands. Can be overridden on the
937 command line with the `--color[=<when>]` option.
940 Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>` specifies
941 which part of the patch to use the specified color, and is one
942 of `context` (context text - `plain` is a historical synonym),
943 `meta` (metainformation), `frag`
944 (hunk header), 'func' (function in hunk header), `old` (removed lines),
945 `new` (added lines), `commit` (commit headers), or `whitespace`
946 (highlighting whitespace errors).
948 color.decorate.<slot>::
949 Use customized color for 'git log --decorate' output. `<slot>` is one
950 of `branch`, `remoteBranch`, `tag`, `stash` or `HEAD` for local
951 branches, remote-tracking branches, tags, stash and HEAD, respectively.
954 When set to `always`, always highlight matches. When `false` (or
955 `never`), never. When set to `true` or `auto`, use color only
956 when the output is written to the terminal. Defaults to `false`.
959 Use customized color for grep colorization. `<slot>` specifies which
960 part of the line to use the specified color, and is one of
964 non-matching text in context lines (when using `-A`, `-B`, or `-C`)
966 filename prefix (when not using `-h`)
968 function name lines (when using `-p`)
970 line number prefix (when using `-n`)
972 matching text (same as setting `matchContext` and `matchSelected`)
974 matching text in context lines
976 matching text in selected lines
978 non-matching text in selected lines
980 separators between fields on a line (`:`, `-`, and `=`)
981 and between hunks (`--`)
985 When set to `always`, always use colors for interactive prompts
986 and displays (such as those used by "git-add --interactive" and
987 "git-clean --interactive"). When false (or `never`), never.
988 When set to `true` or `auto`, use colors only when the output is
989 to the terminal. Defaults to false.
991 color.interactive.<slot>::
992 Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' and 'git clean
993 --interactive' output. `<slot>` may be `prompt`, `header`, `help`
994 or `error`, for four distinct types of normal output from
995 interactive commands.
998 A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
999 use (default is true).
1002 A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
1003 linkgit:git-show-branch[1]. May be set to `always`,
1004 `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
1005 only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
1008 A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
1009 linkgit:git-status[1]. May be set to `always`,
1010 `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
1011 only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
1013 color.status.<slot>::
1014 Use customized color for status colorization. `<slot>` is
1015 one of `header` (the header text of the status message),
1016 `added` or `updated` (files which are added but not committed),
1017 `changed` (files which are changed but not added in the index),
1018 `untracked` (files which are not tracked by Git),
1019 `branch` (the current branch),
1020 `nobranch` (the color the 'no branch' warning is shown in, defaulting
1022 `unmerged` (files which have unmerged changes).
1025 This variable determines the default value for variables such
1026 as `color.diff` and `color.grep` that control the use of color
1027 per command family. Its scope will expand as more commands learn
1028 configuration to set a default for the `--color` option. Set it
1029 to `false` or `never` if you prefer Git commands not to use
1030 color unless enabled explicitly with some other configuration
1031 or the `--color` option. Set it to `always` if you want all
1032 output not intended for machine consumption to use color, to
1033 `true` or `auto` (this is the default since Git 1.8.4) if you
1034 want such output to use color when written to the terminal.
1037 Specify whether supported commands should output in columns.
1038 This variable consists of a list of tokens separated by spaces
1041 These options control when the feature should be enabled
1042 (defaults to 'never'):
1046 always show in columns
1048 never show in columns
1050 show in columns if the output is to the terminal
1053 These options control layout (defaults to 'column'). Setting any
1054 of these implies 'always' if none of 'always', 'never', or 'auto' are
1059 fill columns before rows
1061 fill rows before columns
1066 Finally, these options can be combined with a layout option (defaults
1071 make unequal size columns to utilize more space
1073 make equal size columns
1077 Specify whether to output branch listing in `git branch` in columns.
1078 See `column.ui` for details.
1081 Specify the layout when list items in `git clean -i`, which always
1082 shows files and directories in columns. See `column.ui` for details.
1085 Specify whether to output untracked files in `git status` in columns.
1086 See `column.ui` for details.
1089 Specify whether to output tag listing in `git tag` in columns.
1090 See `column.ui` for details.
1093 This setting overrides the default of the `--cleanup` option in
1094 `git commit`. See linkgit:git-commit[1] for details. Changing the
1095 default can be useful when you always want to keep lines that begin
1096 with comment character `#` in your log message, in which case you
1097 would do `git config commit.cleanup whitespace` (note that you will
1098 have to remove the help lines that begin with `#` in the commit log
1099 template yourself, if you do this).
1103 A boolean to specify whether all commits should be GPG signed.
1104 Use of this option when doing operations such as rebase can
1105 result in a large number of commits being signed. It may be
1106 convenient to use an agent to avoid typing your GPG passphrase
1110 A boolean to enable/disable inclusion of status information in the
1111 commit message template when using an editor to prepare the commit
1112 message. Defaults to true.
1115 Specify a file to use as the template for new commit messages.
1116 "`~/`" is expanded to the value of `$HOME` and "`~user/`" to the
1117 specified user's home directory.
1120 Specify an external helper to be called when a username or
1121 password credential is needed; the helper may consult external
1122 storage to avoid prompting the user for the credentials. See
1123 linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for details.
1125 credential.useHttpPath::
1126 When acquiring credentials, consider the "path" component of an http
1127 or https URL to be important. Defaults to false. See
1128 linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for more information.
1130 credential.username::
1131 If no username is set for a network authentication, use this username
1132 by default. See credential.<context>.* below, and
1133 linkgit:gitcredentials[7].
1135 credential.<url>.*::
1136 Any of the credential.* options above can be applied selectively to
1137 some credentials. For example "credential.https://example.com.username"
1138 would set the default username only for https connections to
1139 example.com. See linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for details on how URLs are
1142 credentialCache.ignoreSIGHUP::
1143 Tell git-credential-cache--daemon to ignore SIGHUP, instead of quitting.
1145 include::diff-config.txt[]
1147 difftool.<tool>.path::
1148 Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case
1149 your tool is not in the PATH.
1151 difftool.<tool>.cmd::
1152 Specify the command to invoke the specified diff tool.
1153 The specified command is evaluated in shell with the following
1154 variables available: 'LOCAL' is set to the name of the temporary
1155 file containing the contents of the diff pre-image and 'REMOTE'
1156 is set to the name of the temporary file containing the contents
1157 of the diff post-image.
1160 Prompt before each invocation of the diff tool.
1162 fetch.recurseSubmodules::
1163 This option can be either set to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'.
1164 Setting it to a boolean changes the behavior of fetch and pull to
1165 unconditionally recurse into submodules when set to true or to not
1166 recurse at all when set to false. When set to 'on-demand' (the default
1167 value), fetch and pull will only recurse into a populated submodule
1168 when its superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's
1172 If it is set to true, git-fetch-pack will check all fetched
1173 objects. It will abort in the case of a malformed object or a
1174 broken link. The result of an abort are only dangling objects.
1175 Defaults to false. If not set, the value of `transfer.fsckObjects`
1179 If the number of objects fetched over the Git native
1180 transfer is below this
1181 limit, then the objects will be unpacked into loose object
1182 files. However if the number of received objects equals or
1183 exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as
1184 a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the
1185 pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
1186 especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of
1187 `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead.
1190 If true, fetch will automatically behave as if the `--prune`
1191 option was given on the command line. See also `remote.<name>.prune`.
1194 Enable multipart/mixed attachments as the default for
1195 'format-patch'. The value can also be a double quoted string
1196 which will enable attachments as the default and set the
1197 value as the boundary. See the --attach option in
1198 linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
1201 A boolean which can enable or disable sequence numbers in patch
1202 subjects. It defaults to "auto" which enables it only if there
1203 is more than one patch. It can be enabled or disabled for all
1204 messages by setting it to "true" or "false". See --numbered
1205 option in linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
1208 Additional email headers to include in a patch to be submitted
1209 by mail. See linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
1213 Additional recipients to include in a patch to be submitted
1214 by mail. See the --to and --cc options in
1215 linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
1217 format.subjectPrefix::
1218 The default for format-patch is to output files with the '[PATCH]'
1219 subject prefix. Use this variable to change that prefix.
1222 The default for format-patch is to output a signature containing
1223 the Git version number. Use this variable to change that default.
1224 Set this variable to the empty string ("") to suppress
1225 signature generation.
1227 format.signatureFile::
1228 Works just like format.signature except the contents of the
1229 file specified by this variable will be used as the signature.
1232 The default for format-patch is to output files with the suffix
1233 `.patch`. Use this variable to change that suffix (make sure to
1234 include the dot if you want it).
1237 The default pretty format for log/show/whatchanged command,
1238 See linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1],
1239 linkgit:git-whatchanged[1].
1242 The default threading style for 'git format-patch'. Can be
1243 a boolean value, or `shallow` or `deep`. `shallow` threading
1244 makes every mail a reply to the head of the series,
1245 where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the
1246 `--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order.
1247 `deep` threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one.
1248 A true boolean value is the same as `shallow`, and a false
1249 value disables threading.
1252 A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of
1253 format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a
1254 patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have
1255 the rights to submit this work under the same open source license.
1256 Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion.
1258 format.coverLetter::
1259 A boolean that controls whether to generate a cover-letter when
1260 format-patch is invoked, but in addition can be set to "auto", to
1261 generate a cover-letter only when there's more than one patch.
1263 format.outputDirectory::
1264 Set a custom directory to store the resulting files instead of the
1265 current working directory.
1267 filter.<driver>.clean::
1268 The command which is used to convert the content of a worktree
1269 file to a blob upon checkin. See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for
1272 filter.<driver>.smudge::
1273 The command which is used to convert the content of a blob
1274 object to a worktree file upon checkout. See
1275 linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details.
1278 Allows overriding the message type (error, warn or ignore) of a
1279 specific message ID such as `missingEmail`.
1281 For convenience, fsck prefixes the error/warning with the message ID,
1282 e.g. "missingEmail: invalid author/committer line - missing email" means
1283 that setting `fsck.missingEmail = ignore` will hide that issue.
1285 This feature is intended to support working with legacy repositories
1286 which cannot be repaired without disruptive changes.
1289 The path to a sorted list of object names (i.e. one SHA-1 per
1290 line) that are known to be broken in a non-fatal way and should
1291 be ignored. This feature is useful when an established project
1292 should be accepted despite early commits containing errors that
1293 can be safely ignored such as invalid committer email addresses.
1294 Note: corrupt objects cannot be skipped with this setting.
1296 gc.aggressiveDepth::
1297 The depth parameter used in the delta compression
1298 algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
1301 gc.aggressiveWindow::
1302 The window size parameter used in the delta compression
1303 algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
1307 When there are approximately more than this many loose
1308 objects in the repository, `git gc --auto` will pack them.
1309 Some Porcelain commands use this command to perform a
1310 light-weight garbage collection from time to time. The
1311 default value is 6700. Setting this to 0 disables it.
1314 When there are more than this many packs that are not
1315 marked with `*.keep` file in the repository, `git gc
1316 --auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. The
1317 default value is 50. Setting this to 0 disables it.
1320 Make `git gc --auto` return immediately and run in background
1321 if the system supports it. Default is true.
1324 Running `git pack-refs` in a repository renders it
1325 unclonable by Git versions prior to 1.5.1.2 over dumb
1326 transports such as HTTP. This variable determines whether
1327 'git gc' runs `git pack-refs`. This can be set to `notbare`
1328 to enable it within all non-bare repos or it can be set to a
1329 boolean value. The default is `true`.
1332 When 'git gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago'.
1333 Override the grace period with this config variable. The value
1334 "now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune
1335 unreachable objects immediately, or "never" may be used to
1338 gc.worktreePruneExpire::
1339 When 'git gc' is run, it calls
1340 'git worktree prune --expire 3.months.ago'.
1341 This config variable can be used to set a different grace
1342 period. The value "now" may be used to disable the grace
1343 period and prune $GIT_DIR/worktrees immediately, or "never"
1344 may be used to suppress pruning.
1347 gc.<pattern>.reflogExpire::
1348 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
1349 this time; defaults to 90 days. The value "now" expires all
1350 entries immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration
1351 altogether. With "<pattern>" (e.g.
1352 "refs/stash") in the middle the setting applies only to
1353 the refs that match the <pattern>.
1355 gc.reflogExpireUnreachable::
1356 gc.<pattern>.reflogExpireUnreachable::
1357 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
1358 this time and are not reachable from the current tip;
1359 defaults to 30 days. The value "now" expires all entries
1360 immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration altogether.
1361 With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash")
1362 in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that
1363 match the <pattern>.
1366 Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are
1367 kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run.
1368 The default is 60 days. See linkgit:git-rerere[1].
1370 gc.rerereUnresolved::
1371 Records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are
1372 kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run.
1373 The default is 15 days. See linkgit:git-rerere[1].
1375 gitcvs.commitMsgAnnotation::
1376 Append this string to each commit message. Set to empty string
1377 to disable this feature. Defaults to "via git-CVS emulator".
1380 Whether the CVS server interface is enabled for this repository.
1381 See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
1384 Path to a log file where the CVS server interface well... logs
1385 various stuff. See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
1387 gitcvs.usecrlfattr::
1388 If true, the server will look up the end-of-line conversion
1389 attributes for files to determine the '-k' modes to use. If
1390 the attributes force Git to treat a file as text,
1391 the '-k' mode will be left blank so CVS clients will
1392 treat it as text. If they suppress text conversion, the file
1393 will be set with '-kb' mode, which suppresses any newline munging
1394 the client might otherwise do. If the attributes do not allow
1395 the file type to be determined, then 'gitcvs.allBinary' is
1396 used. See linkgit:gitattributes[5].
1399 This is used if 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' does not resolve
1400 the correct '-kb' mode to use. If true, all
1401 unresolved files are sent to the client in
1402 mode '-kb'. This causes the client to treat them
1403 as binary files, which suppresses any newline munging it
1404 otherwise might do. Alternatively, if it is set to "guess",
1405 then the contents of the file are examined to decide if
1406 it is binary, similar to 'core.autocrlf'.
1409 Database used by git-cvsserver to cache revision information
1410 derived from the Git repository. The exact meaning depends on the
1411 used database driver, for SQLite (which is the default driver) this
1412 is a filename. Supports variable substitution (see
1413 linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details). May not contain semicolons (`;`).
1414 Default: '%Ggitcvs.%m.sqlite'
1417 Used Perl DBI driver. You can specify any available driver
1418 for this here, but it might not work. git-cvsserver is tested
1419 with 'DBD::SQLite', reported to work with 'DBD::Pg', and
1420 reported *not* to work with 'DBD::mysql'. Experimental feature.
1421 May not contain double colons (`:`). Default: 'SQLite'.
1422 See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
1424 gitcvs.dbUser, gitcvs.dbPass::
1425 Database user and password. Only useful if setting 'gitcvs.dbDriver',
1426 since SQLite has no concept of database users and/or passwords.
1427 'gitcvs.dbUser' supports variable substitution (see
1428 linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details).
1430 gitcvs.dbTableNamePrefix::
1431 Database table name prefix. Prepended to the names of any
1432 database tables used, allowing a single database to be used
1433 for several repositories. Supports variable substitution (see
1434 linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details). Any non-alphabetic
1435 characters will be replaced with underscores.
1437 All gitcvs variables except for 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' and
1438 'gitcvs.allBinary' can also be specified as
1439 'gitcvs.<access_method>.<varname>' (where 'access_method'
1440 is one of "ext" and "pserver") to make them apply only for the given
1444 gitweb.description::
1447 See linkgit:gitweb[1] for description.
1455 gitweb.remote_heads::
1458 See linkgit:gitweb.conf[5] for description.
1461 If set to true, enable '-n' option by default.
1464 Set the default matching behavior. Using a value of 'basic', 'extended',
1465 'fixed', or 'perl' will enable the '--basic-regexp', '--extended-regexp',
1466 '--fixed-strings', or '--perl-regexp' option accordingly, while the
1467 value 'default' will return to the default matching behavior.
1469 grep.extendedRegexp::
1470 If set to true, enable '--extended-regexp' option by default. This
1471 option is ignored when the 'grep.patternType' option is set to a value
1472 other than 'default'.
1475 Number of grep worker threads to use.
1476 See `grep.threads` in linkgit:git-grep[1] for more information.
1478 grep.fallbackToNoIndex::
1479 If set to true, fall back to git grep --no-index if git grep
1480 is executed outside of a git repository. Defaults to false.
1483 Use this custom program instead of "gpg" found on $PATH when
1484 making or verifying a PGP signature. The program must support the
1485 same command-line interface as GPG, namely, to verify a detached
1486 signature, "gpg --verify $file - <$signature" is run, and the
1487 program is expected to signal a good signature by exiting with
1488 code 0, and to generate an ASCII-armored detached signature, the
1489 standard input of "gpg -bsau $key" is fed with the contents to be
1490 signed, and the program is expected to send the result to its
1493 gui.commitMsgWidth::
1494 Defines how wide the commit message window is in the
1495 linkgit:git-gui[1]. "75" is the default.
1498 Specifies how many context lines should be used in calls to diff
1499 made by the linkgit:git-gui[1]. The default is "5".
1501 gui.displayUntracked::
1502 Determines if linkgit::git-gui[1] shows untracked files
1503 in the file list. The default is "true".
1506 Specifies the default encoding to use for displaying of
1507 file contents in linkgit:git-gui[1] and linkgit:gitk[1].
1508 It can be overridden by setting the 'encoding' attribute
1509 for relevant files (see linkgit:gitattributes[5]).
1510 If this option is not set, the tools default to the
1513 gui.matchTrackingBranch::
1514 Determines if new branches created with linkgit:git-gui[1] should
1515 default to tracking remote branches with matching names or
1516 not. Default: "false".
1518 gui.newBranchTemplate::
1519 Is used as suggested name when creating new branches using the
1522 gui.pruneDuringFetch::
1523 "true" if linkgit:git-gui[1] should prune remote-tracking branches when
1524 performing a fetch. The default value is "false".
1527 Determines if linkgit:git-gui[1] should trust the file modification
1528 timestamp or not. By default the timestamps are not trusted.
1530 gui.spellingDictionary::
1531 Specifies the dictionary used for spell checking commit messages in
1532 the linkgit:git-gui[1]. When set to "none" spell checking is turned
1536 If true, 'git gui blame' uses `-C` instead of `-C -C` for original
1537 location detection. It makes blame significantly faster on huge
1538 repositories at the expense of less thorough copy detection.
1540 gui.copyBlameThreshold::
1541 Specifies the threshold to use in 'git gui blame' original location
1542 detection, measured in alphanumeric characters. See the
1543 linkgit:git-blame[1] manual for more information on copy detection.
1545 gui.blamehistoryctx::
1546 Specifies the radius of history context in days to show in
1547 linkgit:gitk[1] for the selected commit, when the `Show History
1548 Context` menu item is invoked from 'git gui blame'. If this
1549 variable is set to zero, the whole history is shown.
1551 guitool.<name>.cmd::
1552 Specifies the shell command line to execute when the corresponding item
1553 of the linkgit:git-gui[1] `Tools` menu is invoked. This option is
1554 mandatory for every tool. The command is executed from the root of
1555 the working directory, and in the environment it receives the name of
1556 the tool as 'GIT_GUITOOL', the name of the currently selected file as
1557 'FILENAME', and the name of the current branch as 'CUR_BRANCH' (if
1558 the head is detached, 'CUR_BRANCH' is empty).
1560 guitool.<name>.needsFile::
1561 Run the tool only if a diff is selected in the GUI. It guarantees
1562 that 'FILENAME' is not empty.
1564 guitool.<name>.noConsole::
1565 Run the command silently, without creating a window to display its
1568 guitool.<name>.noRescan::
1569 Don't rescan the working directory for changes after the tool
1572 guitool.<name>.confirm::
1573 Show a confirmation dialog before actually running the tool.
1575 guitool.<name>.argPrompt::
1576 Request a string argument from the user, and pass it to the tool
1577 through the 'ARGS' environment variable. Since requesting an
1578 argument implies confirmation, the 'confirm' option has no effect
1579 if this is enabled. If the option is set to 'true', 'yes', or '1',
1580 the dialog uses a built-in generic prompt; otherwise the exact
1581 value of the variable is used.
1583 guitool.<name>.revPrompt::
1584 Request a single valid revision from the user, and set the
1585 'REVISION' environment variable. In other aspects this option
1586 is similar to 'argPrompt', and can be used together with it.
1588 guitool.<name>.revUnmerged::
1589 Show only unmerged branches in the 'revPrompt' subdialog.
1590 This is useful for tools similar to merge or rebase, but not
1591 for things like checkout or reset.
1593 guitool.<name>.title::
1594 Specifies the title to use for the prompt dialog. The default
1597 guitool.<name>.prompt::
1598 Specifies the general prompt string to display at the top of
1599 the dialog, before subsections for 'argPrompt' and 'revPrompt'.
1600 The default value includes the actual command.
1603 Specify the browser that will be used to display help in the
1604 'web' format. See linkgit:git-help[1].
1607 Override the default help format used by linkgit:git-help[1].
1608 Values 'man', 'info', 'web' and 'html' are supported. 'man' is
1609 the default. 'web' and 'html' are the same.
1612 Automatically correct and execute mistyped commands after
1613 waiting for the given number of deciseconds (0.1 sec). If more
1614 than one command can be deduced from the entered text, nothing
1615 will be executed. If the value of this option is negative,
1616 the corrected command will be executed immediately. If the
1617 value is 0 - the command will be just shown but not executed.
1618 This is the default.
1621 Specify the path where the HTML documentation resides. File system paths
1622 and URLs are supported. HTML pages will be prefixed with this path when
1623 help is displayed in the 'web' format. This defaults to the documentation
1624 path of your Git installation.
1627 Override the HTTP proxy, normally configured using the 'http_proxy',
1628 'https_proxy', and 'all_proxy' environment variables (see `curl(1)`). In
1629 addition to the syntax understood by curl, it is possible to specify a
1630 proxy string with a user name but no password, in which case git will
1631 attempt to acquire one in the same way it does for other credentials. See
1632 linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for more information. The syntax thus is
1633 '[protocol://][user[:password]@]proxyhost[:port]'. This can be overridden
1634 on a per-remote basis; see remote.<name>.proxy
1636 http.proxyAuthMethod::
1637 Set the method with which to authenticate against the HTTP proxy. This
1638 only takes effect if the configured proxy string contains a user name part
1639 (i.e. is of the form 'user@host' or 'user@host:port'). This can be
1640 overridden on a per-remote basis; see `remote.<name>.proxyAuthMethod`.
1641 Both can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_PROXY_AUTHMETHOD' environment
1642 variable. Possible values are:
1645 * `anyauth` - Automatically pick a suitable authentication method. It is
1646 assumed that the proxy answers an unauthenticated request with a 407
1647 status code and one or more Proxy-authenticate headers with supported
1648 authentication methods. This is the default.
1649 * `basic` - HTTP Basic authentication
1650 * `digest` - HTTP Digest authentication; this prevents the password from being
1651 transmitted to the proxy in clear text
1652 * `negotiate` - GSS-Negotiate authentication (compare the --negotiate option
1654 * `ntlm` - NTLM authentication (compare the --ntlm option of `curl(1)`)
1658 Attempt authentication without seeking a username or password. This
1659 can be used to attempt GSS-Negotiate authentication without specifying
1660 a username in the URL, as libcurl normally requires a username for
1664 File containing previously stored cookie lines which should be used
1665 in the Git http session, if they match the server. The file format
1666 of the file to read cookies from should be plain HTTP headers or
1667 the Netscape/Mozilla cookie file format (see linkgit:curl[1]).
1668 NOTE that the file specified with http.cookieFile is only used as
1669 input unless http.saveCookies is set.
1672 If set, store cookies received during requests to the file specified by
1673 http.cookieFile. Has no effect if http.cookieFile is unset.
1676 The SSL version to use when negotiating an SSL connection, if you
1677 want to force the default. The available and default version
1678 depend on whether libcurl was built against NSS or OpenSSL and the
1679 particular configuration of the crypto library in use. Internally
1680 this sets the 'CURLOPT_SSL_VERSION' option; see the libcurl
1681 documentation for more details on the format of this option and
1682 for the ssl version supported. Actually the possible values of
1693 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_VERSION' environment variable.
1694 To force git to use libcurl's default ssl version and ignore any
1695 explicit http.sslversion option, set 'GIT_SSL_VERSION' to the
1698 http.sslCipherList::
1699 A list of SSL ciphers to use when negotiating an SSL connection.
1700 The available ciphers depend on whether libcurl was built against
1701 NSS or OpenSSL and the particular configuration of the crypto
1702 library in use. Internally this sets the 'CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST'
1703 option; see the libcurl documentation for more details on the format
1706 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST' environment variable.
1707 To force git to use libcurl's default cipher list and ignore any
1708 explicit http.sslCipherList option, set 'GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST' to the
1712 Whether to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
1713 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY' environment
1717 File containing the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
1718 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CERT' environment
1722 File containing the SSL private key when fetching or pushing
1723 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_KEY' environment
1726 http.sslCertPasswordProtected::
1727 Enable Git's password prompt for the SSL certificate. Otherwise
1728 OpenSSL will prompt the user, possibly many times, if the
1729 certificate or private key is encrypted. Can be overridden by the
1730 'GIT_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD_PROTECTED' environment variable.
1733 File containing the certificates to verify the peer with when
1734 fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the
1735 'GIT_SSL_CAINFO' environment variable.
1738 Path containing files with the CA certificates to verify the peer
1739 with when fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden
1740 by the 'GIT_SSL_CAPATH' environment variable.
1743 Public key of the https service. It may either be the filename of
1744 a PEM or DER encoded public key file or a string starting with
1745 'sha256//' followed by the base64 encoded sha256 hash of the
1746 public key. See also libcurl 'CURLOPT_PINNEDPUBLICKEY'. git will
1747 exit with an error if this option is set but not supported by
1751 Attempt to use AUTH SSL/TLS and encrypted data transfers
1752 when connecting via regular FTP protocol. This might be needed
1753 if the FTP server requires it for security reasons or you wish
1754 to connect securely whenever remote FTP server supports it.
1755 Default is false since it might trigger certificate verification
1756 errors on misconfigured servers.
1759 How many HTTP requests to launch in parallel. Can be overridden
1760 by the 'GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS' environment variable. Default is 5.
1763 The number of curl sessions (counted across slots) to be kept across
1764 requests. They will not be ended with curl_easy_cleanup() until
1765 http_cleanup() is invoked. If USE_CURL_MULTI is not defined, this
1766 value will be capped at 1. Defaults to 1.
1769 Maximum size in bytes of the buffer used by smart HTTP
1770 transports when POSTing data to the remote system.
1771 For requests larger than this buffer size, HTTP/1.1 and
1772 Transfer-Encoding: chunked is used to avoid creating a
1773 massive pack file locally. Default is 1 MiB, which is
1774 sufficient for most requests.
1776 http.lowSpeedLimit, http.lowSpeedTime::
1777 If the HTTP transfer speed is less than 'http.lowSpeedLimit'
1778 for longer than 'http.lowSpeedTime' seconds, the transfer is aborted.
1779 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT' and
1780 'GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME' environment variables.
1783 A boolean which disables using of EPSV ftp command by curl.
1784 This can helpful with some "poor" ftp servers which don't
1785 support EPSV mode. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV'
1786 environment variable. Default is false (curl will use EPSV).
1789 The HTTP USER_AGENT string presented to an HTTP server. The default
1790 value represents the version of the client Git such as git/1.7.1.
1791 This option allows you to override this value to a more common value
1792 such as Mozilla/4.0. This may be necessary, for instance, if
1793 connecting through a firewall that restricts HTTP connections to a set
1794 of common USER_AGENT strings (but not including those like git/1.7.1).
1795 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT' environment variable.
1798 Any of the http.* options above can be applied selectively to some URLs.
1799 For a config key to match a URL, each element of the config key is
1800 compared to that of the URL, in the following order:
1803 . Scheme (e.g., `https` in `https://example.com/`). This field
1804 must match exactly between the config key and the URL.
1806 . Host/domain name (e.g., `example.com` in `https://example.com/`).
1807 This field must match exactly between the config key and the URL.
1809 . Port number (e.g., `8080` in `http://example.com:8080/`).
1810 This field must match exactly between the config key and the URL.
1811 Omitted port numbers are automatically converted to the correct
1812 default for the scheme before matching.
1814 . Path (e.g., `repo.git` in `https://example.com/repo.git`). The
1815 path field of the config key must match the path field of the URL
1816 either exactly or as a prefix of slash-delimited path elements. This means
1817 a config key with path `foo/` matches URL path `foo/bar`. A prefix can only
1818 match on a slash (`/`) boundary. Longer matches take precedence (so a config
1819 key with path `foo/bar` is a better match to URL path `foo/bar` than a config
1820 key with just path `foo/`).
1822 . User name (e.g., `user` in `https://user@example.com/repo.git`). If
1823 the config key has a user name it must match the user name in the
1824 URL exactly. If the config key does not have a user name, that
1825 config key will match a URL with any user name (including none),
1826 but at a lower precedence than a config key with a user name.
1829 The list above is ordered by decreasing precedence; a URL that matches
1830 a config key's path is preferred to one that matches its user name. For example,
1831 if the URL is `https://user@example.com/foo/bar` a config key match of
1832 `https://example.com/foo` will be preferred over a config key match of
1833 `https://user@example.com`.
1835 All URLs are normalized before attempting any matching (the password part,
1836 if embedded in the URL, is always ignored for matching purposes) so that
1837 equivalent URLs that are simply spelled differently will match properly.
1838 Environment variable settings always override any matches. The URLs that are
1839 matched against are those given directly to Git commands. This means any URLs
1840 visited as a result of a redirection do not participate in matching.
1842 i18n.commitEncoding::
1843 Character encoding the commit messages are stored in; Git itself
1844 does not care per se, but this information is necessary e.g. when
1845 importing commits from emails or in the gitk graphical history
1846 browser (and possibly at other places in the future or in other
1847 porcelains). See e.g. linkgit:git-mailinfo[1]. Defaults to 'utf-8'.
1849 i18n.logOutputEncoding::
1850 Character encoding the commit messages are converted to when
1851 running 'git log' and friends.
1854 The configuration variables in the 'imap' section are described
1855 in linkgit:git-imap-send[1].
1858 Specify the version with which new index files should be
1859 initialized. This does not affect existing repositories.
1862 Specify the directory from which templates will be copied.
1863 (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
1866 Specify the program that will be used to browse your working
1867 repository in gitweb. See linkgit:git-instaweb[1].
1870 The HTTP daemon command-line to start gitweb on your working
1871 repository. See linkgit:git-instaweb[1].
1874 If true the web server started by linkgit:git-instaweb[1] will
1875 be bound to the local IP (127.0.0.1).
1877 instaweb.modulePath::
1878 The default module path for linkgit:git-instaweb[1] to use
1879 instead of /usr/lib/apache2/modules. Only used if httpd
1883 The port number to bind the gitweb httpd to. See
1884 linkgit:git-instaweb[1].
1886 interactive.singleKey::
1887 In interactive commands, allow the user to provide one-letter
1888 input with a single key (i.e., without hitting enter).
1889 Currently this is used by the `--patch` mode of
1890 linkgit:git-add[1], linkgit:git-checkout[1], linkgit:git-commit[1],
1891 linkgit:git-reset[1], and linkgit:git-stash[1]. Note that this
1892 setting is silently ignored if portable keystroke input
1893 is not available; requires the Perl module Term::ReadKey.
1896 If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and
1897 linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--abbrev-commit`. You may
1898 override this option with `--no-abbrev-commit`.
1901 Set the default date-time mode for the 'log' command.
1902 Setting a value for log.date is similar to using 'git log''s
1903 `--date` option. See linkgit:git-log[1] for details.
1906 Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown by the log
1907 command. If 'short' is specified, the ref name prefixes 'refs/heads/',
1908 'refs/tags/' and 'refs/remotes/' will not be printed. If 'full' is
1909 specified, the full ref name (including prefix) will be printed.
1910 This is the same as the log commands '--decorate' option.
1913 If `true`, `git log` will act as if the `--follow` option was used when
1914 a single <path> is given. This has the same limitations as `--follow`,
1915 i.e. it cannot be used to follow multiple files and does not work well
1916 on non-linear history.
1919 If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event.
1920 This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree.
1921 Tools like linkgit:git-log[1] or linkgit:git-whatchanged[1], which
1922 normally hide the root commit will now show it. True by default.
1925 If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and
1926 linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--use-mailmap`.
1929 If true, makes linkgit:git-mailinfo[1] (and therefore
1930 linkgit:git-am[1]) act by default as if the --scissors option
1931 was provided on the command-line. When active, this features
1932 removes everything from the message body before a scissors
1933 line (i.e. consisting mainly of ">8", "8<" and "-").
1936 The location of an augmenting mailmap file. The default
1937 mailmap, located in the root of the repository, is loaded
1938 first, then the mailmap file pointed to by this variable.
1939 The location of the mailmap file may be in a repository
1940 subdirectory, or somewhere outside of the repository itself.
1941 See linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1].
1944 Like `mailmap.file`, but consider the value as a reference to a
1945 blob in the repository. If both `mailmap.file` and
1946 `mailmap.blob` are given, both are parsed, with entries from
1947 `mailmap.file` taking precedence. In a bare repository, this
1948 defaults to `HEAD:.mailmap`. In a non-bare repository, it
1952 Specify the programs that may be used to display help in the
1953 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1].
1956 Specify the command to invoke the specified man viewer. The
1957 specified command is evaluated in shell with the man page
1958 passed as argument. (See linkgit:git-help[1].)
1961 Override the path for the given tool that may be used to
1962 display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1].
1964 include::merge-config.txt[]
1966 mergetool.<tool>.path::
1967 Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case
1968 your tool is not in the PATH.
1970 mergetool.<tool>.cmd::
1971 Specify the command to invoke the specified merge tool. The
1972 specified command is evaluated in shell with the following
1973 variables available: 'BASE' is the name of a temporary file
1974 containing the common base of the files to be merged, if available;
1975 'LOCAL' is the name of a temporary file containing the contents of
1976 the file on the current branch; 'REMOTE' is the name of a temporary
1977 file containing the contents of the file from the branch being
1978 merged; 'MERGED' contains the name of the file to which the merge
1979 tool should write the results of a successful merge.
1981 mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode::
1982 For a custom merge command, specify whether the exit code of
1983 the merge command can be used to determine whether the merge was
1984 successful. If this is not set to true then the merge target file
1985 timestamp is checked and the merge assumed to have been successful
1986 if the file has been updated, otherwise the user is prompted to
1987 indicate the success of the merge.
1989 mergetool.meld.hasOutput::
1990 Older versions of `meld` do not support the `--output` option.
1991 Git will attempt to detect whether `meld` supports `--output`
1992 by inspecting the output of `meld --help`. Configuring
1993 `mergetool.meld.hasOutput` will make Git skip these checks and
1994 use the configured value instead. Setting `mergetool.meld.hasOutput`
1995 to `true` tells Git to unconditionally use the `--output` option,
1996 and `false` avoids using `--output`.
1998 mergetool.keepBackup::
1999 After performing a merge, the original file with conflict markers
2000 can be saved as a file with a `.orig` extension. If this variable
2001 is set to `false` then this file is not preserved. Defaults to
2002 `true` (i.e. keep the backup files).
2004 mergetool.keepTemporaries::
2005 When invoking a custom merge tool, Git uses a set of temporary
2006 files to pass to the tool. If the tool returns an error and this
2007 variable is set to `true`, then these temporary files will be
2008 preserved, otherwise they will be removed after the tool has
2009 exited. Defaults to `false`.
2011 mergetool.writeToTemp::
2012 Git writes temporary 'BASE', 'LOCAL', and 'REMOTE' versions of
2013 conflicting files in the worktree by default. Git will attempt
2014 to use a temporary directory for these files when set `true`.
2015 Defaults to `false`.
2018 Prompt before each invocation of the merge resolution program.
2020 notes.mergeStrategy::
2021 Which merge strategy to choose by default when resolving notes
2022 conflicts. Must be one of `manual`, `ours`, `theirs`, `union`, or
2023 `cat_sort_uniq`. Defaults to `manual`. See "NOTES MERGE STRATEGIES"
2024 section of linkgit:git-notes[1] for more information on each strategy.
2026 notes.<name>.mergeStrategy::
2027 Which merge strategy to choose when doing a notes merge into
2028 refs/notes/<name>. This overrides the more general
2029 "notes.mergeStrategy". See the "NOTES MERGE STRATEGIES" section in
2030 linkgit:git-notes[1] for more information on the available strategies.
2033 The (fully qualified) refname from which to show notes when
2034 showing commit messages. The value of this variable can be set
2035 to a glob, in which case notes from all matching refs will be
2036 shown. You may also specify this configuration variable
2037 several times. A warning will be issued for refs that do not
2038 exist, but a glob that does not match any refs is silently
2041 This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF`
2042 environment variable, which must be a colon separated list of refs or
2045 The effective value of "core.notesRef" (possibly overridden by
2046 GIT_NOTES_REF) is also implicitly added to the list of refs to be
2049 notes.rewrite.<command>::
2050 When rewriting commits with <command> (currently `amend` or
2051 `rebase`) and this variable is set to `true`, Git
2052 automatically copies your notes from the original to the
2053 rewritten commit. Defaults to `true`, but see
2054 "notes.rewriteRef" below.
2057 When copying notes during a rewrite (see the
2058 "notes.rewrite.<command>" option), determines what to do if
2059 the target commit already has a note. Must be one of
2060 `overwrite`, `concatenate`, `cat_sort_uniq`, or `ignore`.
2061 Defaults to `concatenate`.
2063 This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE`
2064 environment variable.
2067 When copying notes during a rewrite, specifies the (fully
2068 qualified) ref whose notes should be copied. The ref may be a
2069 glob, in which case notes in all matching refs will be copied.
2070 You may also specify this configuration several times.
2072 Does not have a default value; you must configure this variable to
2073 enable note rewriting. Set it to `refs/notes/commits` to enable
2074 rewriting for the default commit notes.
2076 This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF`
2077 environment variable, which must be a colon separated list of refs or
2081 The size of the window used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] when no
2082 window size is given on the command line. Defaults to 10.
2085 The maximum delta depth used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] when no
2086 maximum depth is given on the command line. Defaults to 50.
2089 The maximum size of memory that is consumed by each thread
2090 in linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] for pack window memory when
2091 no limit is given on the command line. The value can be
2092 suffixed with "k", "m", or "g". When left unconfigured (or
2093 set explicitly to 0), there will be no limit.
2096 An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects
2097 in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
2098 compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
2099 slowest. If not set, defaults to core.compression. If that is
2100 not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
2101 compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
2104 Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress
2105 all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
2106 to linkgit:git-repack[1].
2108 pack.deltaCacheSize::
2109 The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in
2110 linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] before writing them out to a pack.
2111 This cache is used to speed up the writing object phase by not
2112 having to recompute the final delta result once the best match
2113 for all objects is found. Repacking large repositories on machines
2114 which are tight with memory might be badly impacted by this though,
2115 especially if this cache pushes the system into swapping.
2116 A value of 0 means no limit. The smallest size of 1 byte may be
2117 used to virtually disable this cache. Defaults to 256 MiB.
2119 pack.deltaCacheLimit::
2120 The maximum size of a delta, that is cached in
2121 linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. This cache is used to speed up the
2122 writing object phase by not having to recompute the final delta
2123 result once the best match for all objects is found. Defaults to 1000.
2126 Specifies the number of threads to spawn when searching for best
2127 delta matches. This requires that linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]
2128 be compiled with pthreads otherwise this option is ignored with a
2129 warning. This is meant to reduce packing time on multiprocessor
2130 machines. The required amount of memory for the delta search window
2131 is however multiplied by the number of threads.
2132 Specifying 0 will cause Git to auto-detect the number of CPU's
2133 and set the number of threads accordingly.
2136 Specify the default pack index version. Valid values are 1 for
2137 legacy pack index used by Git versions prior to 1.5.2, and 2 for
2138 the new pack index with capabilities for packs larger than 4 GB
2139 as well as proper protection against the repacking of corrupted
2140 packs. Version 2 is the default. Note that version 2 is enforced
2141 and this config option ignored whenever the corresponding pack is
2144 If you have an old Git that does not understand the version 2 `*.idx` file,
2145 cloning or fetching over a non native protocol (e.g. "http")
2146 that will copy both `*.pack` file and corresponding `*.idx` file from the
2147 other side may give you a repository that cannot be accessed with your
2148 older version of Git. If the `*.pack` file is smaller than 2 GB, however,
2149 you can use linkgit:git-index-pack[1] on the *.pack file to regenerate
2152 pack.packSizeLimit::
2153 The maximum size of a pack. This setting only affects
2154 packing to a file when repacking, i.e. the git:// protocol
2155 is unaffected. It can be overridden by the `--max-pack-size`
2156 option of linkgit:git-repack[1]. The minimum size allowed is
2157 limited to 1 MiB. The default is unlimited.
2158 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are
2162 When true, git will use pack bitmaps (if available) when packing
2163 to stdout (e.g., during the server side of a fetch). Defaults to
2164 true. You should not generally need to turn this off unless
2165 you are debugging pack bitmaps.
2167 pack.writeBitmaps (deprecated)::
2168 This is a deprecated synonym for `repack.writeBitmaps`.
2170 pack.writeBitmapHashCache::
2171 When true, git will include a "hash cache" section in the bitmap
2172 index (if one is written). This cache can be used to feed git's
2173 delta heuristics, potentially leading to better deltas between
2174 bitmapped and non-bitmapped objects (e.g., when serving a fetch
2175 between an older, bitmapped pack and objects that have been
2176 pushed since the last gc). The downside is that it consumes 4
2177 bytes per object of disk space, and that JGit's bitmap
2178 implementation does not understand it, causing it to complain if
2179 Git and JGit are used on the same repository. Defaults to false.
2182 If the value is boolean, turns on or off pagination of the
2183 output of a particular Git subcommand when writing to a tty.
2184 Otherwise, turns on pagination for the subcommand using the
2185 pager specified by the value of `pager.<cmd>`. If `--paginate`
2186 or `--no-pager` is specified on the command line, it takes
2187 precedence over this option. To disable pagination for all
2188 commands, set `core.pager` or `GIT_PAGER` to `cat`.
2191 Alias for a --pretty= format string, as specified in
2192 linkgit:git-log[1]. Any aliases defined here can be used just
2193 as the built-in pretty formats could. For example,
2194 running `git config pretty.changelog "format:* %H %s"`
2195 would cause the invocation `git log --pretty=changelog`
2196 to be equivalent to running `git log "--pretty=format:* %H %s"`.
2197 Note that an alias with the same name as a built-in format
2198 will be silently ignored.
2201 By default, Git does not create an extra merge commit when merging
2202 a commit that is a descendant of the current commit. Instead, the
2203 tip of the current branch is fast-forwarded. When set to `false`,
2204 this variable tells Git to create an extra merge commit in such
2205 a case (equivalent to giving the `--no-ff` option from the command
2206 line). When set to `only`, only such fast-forward merges are
2207 allowed (equivalent to giving the `--ff-only` option from the
2208 command line). This setting overrides `merge.ff` when pulling.
2211 When true, rebase branches on top of the fetched branch, instead
2212 of merging the default branch from the default remote when "git
2213 pull" is run. See "branch.<name>.rebase" for setting this on a
2216 When preserve, also pass `--preserve-merges` along to 'git rebase'
2217 so that locally committed merge commits will not be flattened
2218 by running 'git pull'.
2220 When the value is `interactive`, the rebase is run in interactive mode.
2222 *NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use
2223 it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1]
2227 The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches
2231 The default merge strategy to use when pulling a single branch.
2234 Defines the action `git push` should take if no refspec is
2235 explicitly given. Different values are well-suited for
2236 specific workflows; for instance, in a purely central workflow
2237 (i.e. the fetch source is equal to the push destination),
2238 `upstream` is probably what you want. Possible values are:
2242 * `nothing` - do not push anything (error out) unless a refspec is
2243 explicitly given. This is primarily meant for people who want to
2244 avoid mistakes by always being explicit.
2246 * `current` - push the current branch to update a branch with the same
2247 name on the receiving end. Works in both central and non-central
2250 * `upstream` - push the current branch back to the branch whose
2251 changes are usually integrated into the current branch (which is
2252 called `@{upstream}`). This mode only makes sense if you are
2253 pushing to the same repository you would normally pull from
2254 (i.e. central workflow).
2256 * `simple` - in centralized workflow, work like `upstream` with an
2257 added safety to refuse to push if the upstream branch's name is
2258 different from the local one.
2260 When pushing to a remote that is different from the remote you normally
2261 pull from, work as `current`. This is the safest option and is suited
2264 This mode has become the default in Git 2.0.
2266 * `matching` - push all branches having the same name on both ends.
2267 This makes the repository you are pushing to remember the set of
2268 branches that will be pushed out (e.g. if you always push 'maint'
2269 and 'master' there and no other branches, the repository you push
2270 to will have these two branches, and your local 'maint' and
2271 'master' will be pushed there).
2273 To use this mode effectively, you have to make sure _all_ the
2274 branches you would push out are ready to be pushed out before
2275 running 'git push', as the whole point of this mode is to allow you
2276 to push all of the branches in one go. If you usually finish work
2277 on only one branch and push out the result, while other branches are
2278 unfinished, this mode is not for you. Also this mode is not
2279 suitable for pushing into a shared central repository, as other
2280 people may add new branches there, or update the tip of existing
2281 branches outside your control.
2283 This used to be the default, but not since Git 2.0 (`simple` is the
2289 If set to true enable '--follow-tags' option by default. You
2290 may override this configuration at time of push by specifying
2294 May be set to a boolean value, or the string 'if-asked'. A true
2295 value causes all pushes to be GPG signed, as if '--signed' is
2296 passed to linkgit:git-push[1]. The string 'if-asked' causes
2297 pushes to be signed if the server supports it, as if
2298 '--signed=if-asked' is passed to 'git push'. A false value may
2299 override a value from a lower-priority config file. An explicit
2300 command-line flag always overrides this config option.
2302 push.recurseSubmodules::
2303 Make sure all submodule commits used by the revisions to be pushed
2304 are available on a remote-tracking branch. If the value is 'check'
2305 then Git will verify that all submodule commits that changed in the
2306 revisions to be pushed are available on at least one remote of the
2307 submodule. If any commits are missing, the push will be aborted and
2308 exit with non-zero status. If the value is 'on-demand' then all
2309 submodules that changed in the revisions to be pushed will be
2310 pushed. If on-demand was not able to push all necessary revisions
2311 it will also be aborted and exit with non-zero status. If the value
2312 is 'no' then default behavior of ignoring submodules when pushing
2313 is retained. You may override this configuration at time of push by
2314 specifying '--recurse-submodules=check|on-demand|no'.
2317 Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last
2318 rebase. False by default.
2321 If set to true enable '--autosquash' option by default.
2324 When set to true, automatically create a temporary stash
2325 before the operation begins, and apply it after the operation
2326 ends. This means that you can run rebase on a dirty worktree.
2327 However, use with care: the final stash application after a
2328 successful rebase might result in non-trivial conflicts.
2331 rebase.missingCommitsCheck::
2332 If set to "warn", git rebase -i will print a warning if some
2333 commits are removed (e.g. a line was deleted), however the
2334 rebase will still proceed. If set to "error", it will print
2335 the previous warning and stop the rebase, 'git rebase
2336 --edit-todo' can then be used to correct the error. If set to
2337 "ignore", no checking is done.
2338 To drop a commit without warning or error, use the `drop`
2339 command in the todo-list.
2340 Defaults to "ignore".
2342 rebase.instructionFormat
2343 A format string, as specified in linkgit:git-log[1], to be used for
2344 the instruction list during an interactive rebase. The format will automatically
2345 have the long commit hash prepended to the format.
2347 receive.advertiseAtomic::
2348 By default, git-receive-pack will advertise the atomic push
2349 capability to its clients. If you don't want to this capability
2350 to be advertised, set this variable to false.
2353 By default, git-receive-pack will run "git-gc --auto" after
2354 receiving data from git-push and updating refs. You can stop
2355 it by setting this variable to false.
2357 receive.certNonceSeed::
2358 By setting this variable to a string, `git receive-pack`
2359 will accept a `git push --signed` and verifies it by using
2360 a "nonce" protected by HMAC using this string as a secret
2363 receive.certNonceSlop::
2364 When a `git push --signed` sent a push certificate with a
2365 "nonce" that was issued by a receive-pack serving the same
2366 repository within this many seconds, export the "nonce"
2367 found in the certificate to `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE` to the
2368 hooks (instead of what the receive-pack asked the sending
2369 side to include). This may allow writing checks in
2370 `pre-receive` and `post-receive` a bit easier. Instead of
2371 checking `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE_SLOP` environment variable
2372 that records by how many seconds the nonce is stale to
2373 decide if they want to accept the certificate, they only
2374 can check `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE_STATUS` is `OK`.
2376 receive.fsckObjects::
2377 If it is set to true, git-receive-pack will check all received
2378 objects. It will abort in the case of a malformed object or a
2379 broken link. The result of an abort are only dangling objects.
2380 Defaults to false. If not set, the value of `transfer.fsckObjects`
2383 receive.fsck.<msg-id>::
2384 When `receive.fsckObjects` is set to true, errors can be switched
2385 to warnings and vice versa by configuring the `receive.fsck.<msg-id>`
2386 setting where the `<msg-id>` is the fsck message ID and the value
2387 is one of `error`, `warn` or `ignore`. For convenience, fsck prefixes
2388 the error/warning with the message ID, e.g. "missingEmail: invalid
2389 author/committer line - missing email" means that setting
2390 `receive.fsck.missingEmail = ignore` will hide that issue.
2392 This feature is intended to support working with legacy repositories
2393 which would not pass pushing when `receive.fsckObjects = true`, allowing
2394 the host to accept repositories with certain known issues but still catch
2397 receive.fsck.skipList::
2398 The path to a sorted list of object names (i.e. one SHA-1 per
2399 line) that are known to be broken in a non-fatal way and should
2400 be ignored. This feature is useful when an established project
2401 should be accepted despite early commits containing errors that
2402 can be safely ignored such as invalid committer email addresses.
2403 Note: corrupt objects cannot be skipped with this setting.
2405 receive.unpackLimit::
2406 If the number of objects received in a push is below this
2407 limit then the objects will be unpacked into loose object
2408 files. However if the number of received objects equals or
2409 exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as
2410 a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the
2411 pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
2412 especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of
2413 `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead.
2415 receive.denyDeletes::
2416 If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update that deletes
2417 the ref. Use this to prevent such a ref deletion via a push.
2419 receive.denyDeleteCurrent::
2420 If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update that
2421 deletes the currently checked out branch of a non-bare repository.
2423 receive.denyCurrentBranch::
2424 If set to true or "refuse", git-receive-pack will deny a ref update
2425 to the currently checked out branch of a non-bare repository.
2426 Such a push is potentially dangerous because it brings the HEAD
2427 out of sync with the index and working tree. If set to "warn",
2428 print a warning of such a push to stderr, but allow the push to
2429 proceed. If set to false or "ignore", allow such pushes with no
2430 message. Defaults to "refuse".
2432 Another option is "updateInstead" which will update the working
2433 tree if pushing into the current branch. This option is
2434 intended for synchronizing working directories when one side is not easily
2435 accessible via interactive ssh (e.g. a live web site, hence the requirement
2436 that the working directory be clean). This mode also comes in handy when
2437 developing inside a VM to test and fix code on different Operating Systems.
2439 By default, "updateInstead" will refuse the push if the working tree or
2440 the index have any difference from the HEAD, but the `push-to-checkout`
2441 hook can be used to customize this. See linkgit:githooks[5].
2443 receive.denyNonFastForwards::
2444 If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update which is
2445 not a fast-forward. Use this to prevent such an update via a push,
2446 even if that push is forced. This configuration variable is
2447 set when initializing a shared repository.
2450 This variable is the same as `transfer.hideRefs`, but applies
2451 only to `receive-pack` (and so affects pushes, but not fetches).
2452 An attempt to update or delete a hidden ref by `git push` is
2455 receive.updateServerInfo::
2456 If set to true, git-receive-pack will run git-update-server-info
2457 after receiving data from git-push and updating refs.
2459 receive.shallowUpdate::
2460 If set to true, .git/shallow can be updated when new refs
2461 require new shallow roots. Otherwise those refs are rejected.
2463 remote.pushDefault::
2464 The remote to push to by default. Overrides
2465 `branch.<name>.remote` for all branches, and is overridden by
2466 `branch.<name>.pushRemote` for specific branches.
2469 The URL of a remote repository. See linkgit:git-fetch[1] or
2470 linkgit:git-push[1].
2472 remote.<name>.pushurl::
2473 The push URL of a remote repository. See linkgit:git-push[1].
2475 remote.<name>.proxy::
2476 For remotes that require curl (http, https and ftp), the URL to
2477 the proxy to use for that remote. Set to the empty string to
2478 disable proxying for that remote.
2480 remote.<name>.proxyAuthMethod::
2481 For remotes that require curl (http, https and ftp), the method to use for
2482 authenticating against the proxy in use (probably set in
2483 `remote.<name>.proxy`). See `http.proxyAuthMethod`.
2485 remote.<name>.fetch::
2486 The default set of "refspec" for linkgit:git-fetch[1]. See
2487 linkgit:git-fetch[1].
2489 remote.<name>.push::
2490 The default set of "refspec" for linkgit:git-push[1]. See
2491 linkgit:git-push[1].
2493 remote.<name>.mirror::
2494 If true, pushing to this remote will automatically behave
2495 as if the `--mirror` option was given on the command line.
2497 remote.<name>.skipDefaultUpdate::
2498 If true, this remote will be skipped by default when updating
2499 using linkgit:git-fetch[1] or the `update` subcommand of
2500 linkgit:git-remote[1].
2502 remote.<name>.skipFetchAll::
2503 If true, this remote will be skipped by default when updating
2504 using linkgit:git-fetch[1] or the `update` subcommand of
2505 linkgit:git-remote[1].
2507 remote.<name>.receivepack::
2508 The default program to execute on the remote side when pushing. See
2509 option --receive-pack of linkgit:git-push[1].
2511 remote.<name>.uploadpack::
2512 The default program to execute on the remote side when fetching. See
2513 option --upload-pack of linkgit:git-fetch-pack[1].
2515 remote.<name>.tagOpt::
2516 Setting this value to --no-tags disables automatic tag following when
2517 fetching from remote <name>. Setting it to --tags will fetch every
2518 tag from remote <name>, even if they are not reachable from remote
2519 branch heads. Passing these flags directly to linkgit:git-fetch[1] can
2520 override this setting. See options --tags and --no-tags of
2521 linkgit:git-fetch[1].
2524 Setting this to a value <vcs> will cause Git to interact with
2525 the remote with the git-remote-<vcs> helper.
2527 remote.<name>.prune::
2528 When set to true, fetching from this remote by default will also
2529 remove any remote-tracking references that no longer exist on the
2530 remote (as if the `--prune` option was given on the command line).
2531 Overrides `fetch.prune` settings, if any.
2534 The list of remotes which are fetched by "git remote update
2535 <group>". See linkgit:git-remote[1].
2537 repack.useDeltaBaseOffset::
2538 By default, linkgit:git-repack[1] creates packs that use
2539 delta-base offset. If you need to share your repository with
2540 Git older than version 1.4.4, either directly or via a dumb
2541 protocol such as http, then you need to set this option to
2542 "false" and repack. Access from old Git versions over the
2543 native protocol are unaffected by this option.
2545 repack.packKeptObjects::
2546 If set to true, makes `git repack` act as if
2547 `--pack-kept-objects` was passed. See linkgit:git-repack[1] for
2548 details. Defaults to `false` normally, but `true` if a bitmap
2549 index is being written (either via `--write-bitmap-index` or
2550 `repack.writeBitmaps`).
2552 repack.writeBitmaps::
2553 When true, git will write a bitmap index when packing all
2554 objects to disk (e.g., when `git repack -a` is run). This
2555 index can speed up the "counting objects" phase of subsequent
2556 packs created for clones and fetches, at the cost of some disk
2557 space and extra time spent on the initial repack. Defaults to
2561 When set to true, `git-rerere` updates the index with the
2562 resulting contents after it cleanly resolves conflicts using
2563 previously recorded resolution. Defaults to false.
2566 Activate recording of resolved conflicts, so that identical
2567 conflict hunks can be resolved automatically, should they be
2568 encountered again. By default, linkgit:git-rerere[1] is
2569 enabled if there is an `rr-cache` directory under the
2570 `$GIT_DIR`, e.g. if "rerere" was previously used in the
2573 sendemail.identity::
2574 A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
2575 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
2576 values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
2577 the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
2579 sendemail.smtpEncryption::
2580 See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description. Note that this
2581 setting is not subject to the 'identity' mechanism.
2583 sendemail.smtpssl (deprecated)::
2584 Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.smtpEncryption = ssl'.
2586 sendemail.smtpsslcertpath::
2587 Path to ca-certificates (either a directory or a single file).
2588 Set it to an empty string to disable certificate verification.
2590 sendemail.<identity>.*::
2591 Identity-specific versions of the 'sendemail.*' parameters
2592 found below, taking precedence over those when the this
2593 identity is selected, through command-line or
2594 'sendemail.identity'.
2596 sendemail.aliasesFile::
2597 sendemail.aliasFileType::
2598 sendemail.annotate::
2602 sendemail.chainReplyTo::
2604 sendemail.envelopeSender::
2606 sendemail.multiEdit::
2607 sendemail.signedoffbycc::
2608 sendemail.smtpPass::
2609 sendemail.suppresscc::
2610 sendemail.suppressFrom::
2612 sendemail.smtpDomain::
2613 sendemail.smtpServer::
2614 sendemail.smtpServerPort::
2615 sendemail.smtpServerOption::
2616 sendemail.smtpUser::
2618 sendemail.transferEncoding::
2619 sendemail.validate::
2621 See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description.
2623 sendemail.signedoffcc (deprecated)::
2624 Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.signedoffbycc'.
2626 showbranch.default::
2627 The default set of branches for linkgit:git-show-branch[1].
2628 See linkgit:git-show-branch[1].
2630 status.relativePaths::
2631 By default, linkgit:git-status[1] shows paths relative to the
2632 current directory. Setting this variable to `false` shows paths
2633 relative to the repository root (this was the default for Git
2637 Set to true to enable --short by default in linkgit:git-status[1].
2638 The option --no-short takes precedence over this variable.
2641 Set to true to enable --branch by default in linkgit:git-status[1].
2642 The option --no-branch takes precedence over this variable.
2644 status.displayCommentPrefix::
2645 If set to true, linkgit:git-status[1] will insert a comment
2646 prefix before each output line (starting with
2647 `core.commentChar`, i.e. `#` by default). This was the
2648 behavior of linkgit:git-status[1] in Git 1.8.4 and previous.
2651 status.showUntrackedFiles::
2652 By default, linkgit:git-status[1] and linkgit:git-commit[1] show
2653 files which are not currently tracked by Git. Directories which
2654 contain only untracked files, are shown with the directory name
2655 only. Showing untracked files means that Git needs to lstat() all
2656 the files in the whole repository, which might be slow on some
2657 systems. So, this variable controls how the commands displays
2658 the untracked files. Possible values are:
2661 * `no` - Show no untracked files.
2662 * `normal` - Show untracked files and directories.
2663 * `all` - Show also individual files in untracked directories.
2666 If this variable is not specified, it defaults to 'normal'.
2667 This variable can be overridden with the -u|--untracked-files option
2668 of linkgit:git-status[1] and linkgit:git-commit[1].
2670 status.submoduleSummary::
2672 If this is set to a non zero number or true (identical to -1 or an
2673 unlimited number), the submodule summary will be enabled and a
2674 summary of commits for modified submodules will be shown (see
2675 --summary-limit option of linkgit:git-submodule[1]). Please note
2676 that the summary output command will be suppressed for all
2677 submodules when `diff.ignoreSubmodules` is set to 'all' or only
2678 for those submodules where `submodule.<name>.ignore=all`. The only
2679 exception to that rule is that status and commit will show staged
2680 submodule changes. To
2681 also view the summary for ignored submodules you can either use
2682 the --ignore-submodules=dirty command-line option or the 'git
2683 submodule summary' command, which shows a similar output but does
2684 not honor these settings.
2687 If this is set to true, the `git stash show` command without an
2688 option will show the stash in patch form. Defaults to false.
2689 See description of 'show' command in linkgit:git-stash[1].
2692 If this is set to true, the `git stash show` command without an
2693 option will show diffstat of the stash. Defaults to true.
2694 See description of 'show' command in linkgit:git-stash[1].
2696 submodule.<name>.path::
2697 submodule.<name>.url::
2698 The path within this project and URL for a submodule. These
2699 variables are initially populated by 'git submodule init'. See
2700 linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for
2703 submodule.<name>.update::
2704 The default update procedure for a submodule. This variable
2705 is populated by `git submodule init` from the
2706 linkgit:gitmodules[5] file. See description of 'update'
2707 command in linkgit:git-submodule[1].
2709 submodule.<name>.branch::
2710 The remote branch name for a submodule, used by `git submodule
2711 update --remote`. Set this option to override the value found in
2712 the `.gitmodules` file. See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and
2713 linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details.
2715 submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules::
2716 This option can be used to control recursive fetching of this
2717 submodule. It can be overridden by using the --[no-]recurse-submodules
2718 command-line option to "git fetch" and "git pull".
2719 This setting will override that from in the linkgit:gitmodules[5]
2722 submodule.<name>.ignore::
2723 Defines under what circumstances "git status" and the diff family show
2724 a submodule as modified. When set to "all", it will never be considered
2725 modified (but it will nonetheless show up in the output of status and
2726 commit when it has been staged), "dirty" will ignore all changes
2727 to the submodules work tree and
2728 takes only differences between the HEAD of the submodule and the commit
2729 recorded in the superproject into account. "untracked" will additionally
2730 let submodules with modified tracked files in their work tree show up.
2731 Using "none" (the default when this option is not set) also shows
2732 submodules that have untracked files in their work tree as changed.
2733 This setting overrides any setting made in .gitmodules for this submodule,
2734 both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
2735 "--ignore-submodules" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not
2736 affected by this setting.
2739 This variable controls the sort ordering of tags when displayed by
2740 linkgit:git-tag[1]. Without the "--sort=<value>" option provided, the
2741 value of this variable will be used as the default.
2744 This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of
2745 tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the
2746 world write bit. The special value "user" indicates that the
2747 archiving user's umask will be used instead. See umask(2) and
2748 linkgit:git-archive[1].
2750 transfer.fsckObjects::
2751 When `fetch.fsckObjects` or `receive.fsckObjects` are
2752 not set, the value of this variable is used instead.
2756 String(s) `receive-pack` and `upload-pack` use to decide which
2757 refs to omit from their initial advertisements. Use more than
2758 one definition to specify multiple prefix strings. A ref that is
2759 under the hierarchies listed in the value of this variable is
2760 excluded, and is hidden when responding to `git push` or `git
2761 fetch`. See `receive.hideRefs` and `uploadpack.hideRefs` for
2762 program-specific versions of this config.
2764 You may also include a `!` in front of the ref name to negate the entry,
2765 explicitly exposing it, even if an earlier entry marked it as hidden.
2766 If you have multiple hideRefs values, later entries override earlier ones
2767 (and entries in more-specific config files override less-specific ones).
2769 If a namespace is in use, the namespace prefix is stripped from each
2770 reference before it is matched against `transfer.hiderefs` patterns.
2771 For example, if `refs/heads/master` is specified in `transfer.hideRefs` and
2772 the current namespace is `foo`, then `refs/namespaces/foo/refs/heads/master`
2773 is omitted from the advertisements but `refs/heads/master` and
2774 `refs/namespaces/bar/refs/heads/master` are still advertised as so-called
2775 "have" lines. In order to match refs before stripping, add a `^` in front of
2776 the ref name. If you combine `!` and `^`, `!` must be specified first.
2778 transfer.unpackLimit::
2779 When `fetch.unpackLimit` or `receive.unpackLimit` are
2780 not set, the value of this variable is used instead.
2781 The default value is 100.
2783 uploadarchive.allowUnreachable::
2784 If true, allow clients to use `git archive --remote` to request
2785 any tree, whether reachable from the ref tips or not. See the
2786 discussion in the `SECURITY` section of
2787 linkgit:git-upload-archive[1] for more details. Defaults to
2790 uploadpack.hideRefs::
2791 This variable is the same as `transfer.hideRefs`, but applies
2792 only to `upload-pack` (and so affects only fetches, not pushes).
2793 An attempt to fetch a hidden ref by `git fetch` will fail. See
2794 also `uploadpack.allowTipSHA1InWant`.
2796 uploadpack.allowTipSHA1InWant::
2797 When `uploadpack.hideRefs` is in effect, allow `upload-pack`
2798 to accept a fetch request that asks for an object at the tip
2799 of a hidden ref (by default, such a request is rejected).
2800 see also `uploadpack.hideRefs`.
2802 uploadpack.allowReachableSHA1InWant::
2803 Allow `upload-pack` to accept a fetch request that asks for an
2804 object that is reachable from any ref tip. However, note that
2805 calculating object reachability is computationally expensive.
2806 Defaults to `false`.
2808 uploadpack.keepAlive::
2809 When `upload-pack` has started `pack-objects`, there may be a
2810 quiet period while `pack-objects` prepares the pack. Normally
2811 it would output progress information, but if `--quiet` was used
2812 for the fetch, `pack-objects` will output nothing at all until
2813 the pack data begins. Some clients and networks may consider
2814 the server to be hung and give up. Setting this option instructs
2815 `upload-pack` to send an empty keepalive packet every
2816 `uploadpack.keepAlive` seconds. Setting this option to 0
2817 disables keepalive packets entirely. The default is 5 seconds.
2819 url.<base>.insteadOf::
2820 Any URL that starts with this value will be rewritten to
2821 start, instead, with <base>. In cases where some site serves a
2822 large number of repositories, and serves them with multiple
2823 access methods, and some users need to use different access
2824 methods, this feature allows people to specify any of the
2825 equivalent URLs and have Git automatically rewrite the URL to
2826 the best alternative for the particular user, even for a
2827 never-before-seen repository on the site. When more than one
2828 insteadOf strings match a given URL, the longest match is used.
2830 url.<base>.pushInsteadOf::
2831 Any URL that starts with this value will not be pushed to;
2832 instead, it will be rewritten to start with <base>, and the
2833 resulting URL will be pushed to. In cases where some site serves
2834 a large number of repositories, and serves them with multiple
2835 access methods, some of which do not allow push, this feature
2836 allows people to specify a pull-only URL and have Git
2837 automatically use an appropriate URL to push, even for a
2838 never-before-seen repository on the site. When more than one
2839 pushInsteadOf strings match a given URL, the longest match is
2840 used. If a remote has an explicit pushurl, Git will ignore this
2841 setting for that remote.
2844 Your email address to be recorded in any newly created commits.
2845 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL', 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL', and
2846 'EMAIL' environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
2849 Your full name to be recorded in any newly created commits.
2850 Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME' and 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'
2851 environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
2853 user.useConfigOnly::
2854 Instruct Git to avoid trying to guess defaults for 'user.email'
2855 and 'user.name', and instead retrieve the values only from the
2856 configuration. For example, if you have multiple email addresses
2857 and would like to use a different one for each repository, then
2858 with this configuration option set to `true` in the global config
2859 along with a name, Git will prompt you to set up an email before
2860 making new commits in a newly cloned repository.
2861 Defaults to `false`.
2864 If linkgit:git-tag[1] or linkgit:git-commit[1] is not selecting the
2865 key you want it to automatically when creating a signed tag or
2866 commit, you can override the default selection with this variable.
2867 This option is passed unchanged to gpg's --local-user parameter,
2868 so you may specify a key using any method that gpg supports.
2870 versionsort.prereleaseSuffix::
2871 When version sort is used in linkgit:git-tag[1], prerelease
2872 tags (e.g. "1.0-rc1") may appear after the main release
2873 "1.0". By specifying the suffix "-rc" in this variable,
2874 "1.0-rc1" will appear before "1.0".
2876 This variable can be specified multiple times, once per suffix. The
2877 order of suffixes in the config file determines the sorting order
2878 (e.g. if "-pre" appears before "-rc" in the config file then 1.0-preXX
2879 is sorted before 1.0-rcXX). The sorting order between different
2880 suffixes is undefined if they are in multiple config files.
2883 Specify a web browser that may be used by some commands.
2884 Currently only linkgit:git-instaweb[1] and linkgit:git-help[1]