6 git-config - Get and set repository or global options
12 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] name [value [value_regex]]
13 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] --add name value
14 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] --replace-all name value [value_regex]
15 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex]
16 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex]
17 'git config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex]
18 'git config' [<file-option>] --unset name [value_regex]
19 'git config' [<file-option>] --unset-all name [value_regex]
20 'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section old_name new_name
21 'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section name
22 'git config' [<file-option>] [-z|--null] -l | --list
23 'git config' [<file-option>] --get-color name [default]
24 'git config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]
25 'git config' [<file-option>] -e | --edit
29 You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
30 actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
33 Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the '--add' option.
34 If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
35 lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
36 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
37 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
38 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
40 The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', to make
41 'git config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
42 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
43 a "true" or "false" string for bool), or '--path', which does some
44 path expansion (see '--path' below). If no type specifier is passed, no
45 checks or transformations are performed on the value.
47 The file-option can be one of '--system', '--global' or '--file'
48 which specify where the values will be read from or written to.
49 The default is to assume the config file of the current repository,
50 .git/config unless defined otherwise with GIT_DIR and GIT_CONFIG
53 This command will fail (with exit code ret) if:
55 . The config file is invalid (ret=3),
56 . can not write to the config file (ret=4),
57 . no section or name was provided (ret=2),
58 . the section or key is invalid (ret=1),
59 . you try to unset an option which does not exist (ret=5),
60 . you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match (ret=5),
61 . you try to use an invalid regexp (ret=6), or
62 . you use '--global' option without $HOME being properly set (ret=128).
64 On success, the command returns the exit code 0.
70 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
71 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
74 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
75 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex
79 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
80 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
81 found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found.
84 Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
88 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
89 Also outputs the key names.
92 For writing options: write to global ~/.gitconfig file rather than
93 the repository .git/config.
95 For reading options: read only from global ~/.gitconfig rather than
96 from all available files.
101 For writing options: write to system-wide $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
102 rather than the repository .git/config.
104 For reading options: read only from system-wide $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
105 rather than from all available files.
111 Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG.
114 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
117 Rename the given section to a new name.
120 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
123 Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
127 List all variables set in config file.
130 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
133 'git config' will ensure that the output is a simple
134 decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
135 in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
136 by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
139 'git config' will ensure that the output matches the format of
140 either --bool or --int, as described above.
143 'git-config' will expand leading '{tilde}' to the value of
144 '$HOME', and '{tilde}user' to the home directory for the
145 specified user. This option has no effect when setting the
146 value (but you can use 'git config bla {tilde}/' from the
147 command line to let your shell do the expansion).
151 For all options that output values and/or keys, always
152 end values with the null character (instead of a
153 newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
154 key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
155 output without getting confused e.g. by values that
158 --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]::
160 Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
161 "true" or "false". `stdout-is-tty` should be either "true" or
162 "false", and is taken into account when configuration says
163 "auto". If `stdout-is-tty` is missing, then checks the standard
164 output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
165 is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
166 When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses
167 `color.ui` as fallback.
169 --get-color name [default]::
171 Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and
172 output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard
173 output. The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if
174 there is no color configured for `name`.
178 Opens an editor to modify the specified config file; either
179 '--system', '--global', or repository (default).
185 If not set explicitly with '--file', there are three files where
186 'git config' will search for configuration options:
189 Repository specific configuration file. (The filename is
190 of course relative to the repository root, not the working
194 User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
197 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
198 System-wide configuration file.
200 If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
201 files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
202 file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration
203 file is not available or readable, 'git config' will exit with a non-zero
204 error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
206 All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
207 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like '--replace-all'
208 and '--unset'. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
210 You can override these rules either by command line options or by environment
211 variables. The '--global' and the '--system' options will limit the file used
212 to the global or system-wide file respectively. The GIT_CONFIG environment
213 variable has a similar effect, but you can specify any filename you want.
220 Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
221 Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the
222 "--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig.
231 Given a .git/config like this:
234 # This is the config file, and
235 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
241 ; Don't trust file modes
246 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
251 gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org
252 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
254 you can set the filemode to true with
257 % git config core.filemode true
260 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
261 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
265 % git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
268 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
270 To delete the entry for renames, do
273 % git config --unset diff.renames
276 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
277 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
279 To query the value for a given key, do
282 % git config --get core.filemode
288 % git config core.filemode
291 or, to query a multivar:
294 % git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
297 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
300 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
303 If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
307 % git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
310 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
311 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
314 % git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
317 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
320 % git config section.key value '[!]'
323 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
326 % git config core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
329 An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
334 WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
335 RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
336 echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
339 include::config.txt[]
343 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite