6 git-config - Get and set repository or global options
12 'git-config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] name [value [value_regex]]
13 'git-config' [<file-option>] [type] --add name value
14 'git-config' [<file-option>] [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]]
15 'git-config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex]
16 'git-config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex]
17 'git-config' [<file-option>] [type] [-z|--null] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex]
18 'git-config' [<file-option>] --unset name [value_regex]
19 'git-config' [<file-option>] --unset-all name [value_regex]
20 'git-config' [<file-option>] --rename-section old_name new_name
21 'git-config' [<file-option>] --remove-section name
22 'git-config' [<file-option>] [-z|--null] -l | --list
23 'git-config' [<file-option>] --get-color name [default]
24 'git-config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]
28 You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
29 actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
32 Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the '--add' option.
33 If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
34 lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
35 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
36 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
37 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
39 The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make
40 'git-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
41 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
42 a "true" or "false" string for bool). If no type specifier is passed,
43 no checks or transformations are performed on the value.
45 The file-option can be one of '--system', '--global' or '--file'
46 which specify where the values will be read from or written to.
47 The default is to assume the config file of the current repository,
48 .git/config unless defined otherwise with GIT_DIR and GIT_CONFIG
51 This command will fail if:
53 . The config file is invalid,
54 . Can not write to the config file,
55 . no section was provided,
56 . the section or key is invalid,
57 . you try to unset an option which does not exist,
58 . you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or
59 . you use '--global' option without $HOME being properly set.
66 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
67 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
70 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
71 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex.
74 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
75 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
76 found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found.
79 Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
83 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
84 Also outputs the key names.
87 For writing options: write to global ~/.gitconfig file rather than
88 the repository .git/config.
90 For reading options: read only from global ~/.gitconfig rather than
91 from all available files.
96 For writing options: write to system-wide $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
97 rather than the repository .git/config.
99 For reading options: read only from system-wide $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
100 rather than from all available files.
106 Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG.
109 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
112 Rename the given section to a new name.
115 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
118 Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
122 List all variables set in config file.
125 git-config will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
128 git-config will ensure that the output is a simple
129 decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
130 in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
131 by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
135 For all options that output values and/or keys, always
136 end values with the null character (instead of a
137 newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
138 key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
139 output without getting confused e.g. by values that
142 --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]::
144 Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
145 "true" or "false". `stdout-is-tty` should be either "true" or
146 "false", and is taken into account when configuration says
147 "auto". If `stdout-is-tty` is missing, then checks the standard
148 output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
149 is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
150 When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses
151 `color.ui` as fallback.
153 --get-color name default::
155 Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and
156 output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard
157 output. The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if
158 there is no color configured for `name`.
164 If not set explicitly with '--file', there are three files where
165 git-config will search for configuration options:
168 Repository specific configuration file. (The filename is
169 of course relative to the repository root, not the working
173 User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
176 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
177 System-wide configuration file.
179 If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
180 files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
181 file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration
182 file is not available or readable, git-config will exit with a non-zero
183 error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
185 All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
186 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like '--replace-all'
187 and '--unset'. *git-config will only ever change one file at a time*.
189 You can override these rules either by command line options or by environment
190 variables. The '--global' and the '--system' options will limit the file used
191 to the global or system-wide file respectively. The GIT_CONFIG environment
192 variable has a similar effect, but you can specify any filename you want.
194 The GIT_CONFIG_LOCAL environment variable on the other hand only changes
195 the name used instead of the repository configuration file. The global and
196 the system-wide configuration files will still be read. (For writing options
197 this will obviously result in the same behavior as using GIT_CONFIG.)
204 Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
205 Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the
206 "--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig.
209 Take the configuration from the given file instead if .git/config.
210 Still read the global and the system-wide configuration files, though.
219 Given a .git/config like this:
222 # This is the config file, and
223 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
229 ; Don't trust file modes
234 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
239 gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org
240 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
242 you can set the filemode to true with
245 % git config core.filemode true
248 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
249 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
253 % git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
256 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
258 To delete the entry for renames, do
261 % git config --unset diff.renames
264 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
265 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
267 To query the value for a given key, do
270 % git config --get core.filemode
276 % git config core.filemode
279 or, to query a multivar:
282 % git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
285 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
288 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
291 If you like to live dangerous, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
295 % git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
298 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
299 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
302 % git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
305 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
308 % git config section.key value '[!]'
311 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
314 % git config core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
317 An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
322 WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
323 RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
324 echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
327 include::config.txt[]
332 Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
336 Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
340 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite