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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config.txt18
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 8eb403d21e..a077c64ef0 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -953,7 +953,8 @@ color.branch::
A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
linkgit:git-branch[1]. May be set to `always`,
`false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
- only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
+ only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
+ value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
color.branch.<slot>::
Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of
@@ -968,7 +969,8 @@ color.diff::
linkgit:git-log[1], and linkgit:git-show[1] will use color
for all patches. If it is set to `true` or `auto`, those
commands will only use color when output is to the terminal.
- Defaults to false.
+ If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by
+ default).
+
This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the
'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands. Can be overridden on the
@@ -991,7 +993,8 @@ color.decorate.<slot>::
color.grep::
When set to `always`, always highlight matches. When `false` (or
`never`), never. When set to `true` or `auto`, use color only
- when the output is written to the terminal. Defaults to `false`.
+ when the output is written to the terminal. If unset, then the
+ value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
color.grep.<slot>::
Use customized color for grep colorization. `<slot>` specifies which
@@ -1024,7 +1027,8 @@ color.interactive::
and displays (such as those used by "git-add --interactive" and
"git-clean --interactive"). When false (or `never`), never.
When set to `true` or `auto`, use colors only when the output is
- to the terminal. Defaults to false.
+ to the terminal. If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is
+ used (`auto` by default).
color.interactive.<slot>::
Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' and 'git clean
@@ -1040,13 +1044,15 @@ color.showBranch::
A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
linkgit:git-show-branch[1]. May be set to `always`,
`false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
- only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
+ only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
+ value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
color.status::
A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
linkgit:git-status[1]. May be set to `always`,
`false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
- only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
+ only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
+ value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
color.status.<slot>::
Use customized color for status colorization. `<slot>` is