6 git-config - Get and set repository or global options
12 'git-config' [--global] [type] name [value [value_regex]]
13 'git-config' [--global] [type] --add name value
14 'git-config' [--global] [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]]
15 'git-config' [--global] [type] --get name [value_regex]
16 'git-config' [--global] [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
17 'git-config' [--global] [type] --unset name [value_regex]
18 'git-config' [--global] [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
19 'git-config' [--global] [type] --rename-section old_name new_name
20 'git-config' [--global] [type] --remove-section name
21 'git-config' [--global] -l | --list
25 You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
26 actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
29 Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the '--add' option.
30 If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
31 lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
32 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
33 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
34 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see EXAMPLES).
36 The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make
37 'git-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
38 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
39 a "true" or "false" string for bool). If no type specifier is passed,
40 no checks or transformations are performed on the value.
42 This command will fail if:
44 . The .git/config file is invalid,
45 . Can not write to .git/config,
46 . no section was provided,
47 . the section or key is invalid,
48 . you try to unset an option which does not exist,
49 . you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or
50 . you use --global option without $HOME being properly set.
57 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
58 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
61 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
62 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex.
65 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
66 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
67 found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found.
70 Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
74 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
77 Use global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config.
80 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
83 Rename the given section to a new name.
86 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
89 Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
92 List all variables set in config file.
95 git-config will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
98 git-config will ensure that the output is a simple
99 decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
100 in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
101 by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
108 Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
109 Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig.
112 Currently the same as $GIT_CONFIG; when Git will support global
113 configuration files, this will cause it to take the configuration
114 from the global configuration file in addition to the given file.
120 Given a .git/config like this:
123 # This is the config file, and
124 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
130 ; Don't trust file modes
135 external = "/usr/local/bin/gnu-diff -u"
140 gitproxy="ssh" for "ssh://kernel.org/"
141 gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org
142 gitproxy="myprotocol-command" for "my://"
143 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
145 you can set the filemode to true with
148 % git config core.filemode true
151 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
152 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
156 % git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
159 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
161 To delete the entry for renames, do
164 % git config --unset diff.renames
167 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
168 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
170 To query the value for a given key, do
173 % git config --get core.filemode
179 % git config core.filemode
182 or, to query a multivar:
185 % git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
188 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
191 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
194 If you like to live dangerous, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
198 % git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
201 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
202 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
205 % git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
208 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
211 % git config section.key value '[!]'
214 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
217 % git config core.gitproxy '"proxy" for example.com'
221 include::config.txt[]
226 Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
230 Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
234 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite