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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 122e3c4996..e37ba94a72 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -160,14 +160,15 @@ advice.*:: it resulted in a non-fast-forward error. statusHints:: Show directions on how to proceed from the current - state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1] and in + state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1], in the template shown when writing commit messages in - linkgit:git-commit[1]. + linkgit:git-commit[1], and in the help message shown + by linkgit:git-checkout[1] when switching branch. commitBeforeMerge:: Advice shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to merge to avoid overwriting local changes. resolveConflict:: - Advices shown by various commands when conflicts + Advice shown by various commands when conflicts prevent the operation from being performed. implicitIdentity:: Advice on how to set your identity configuration when @@ -538,14 +539,14 @@ core.pager:: `LESS` variable to some other value. Alternately, these settings can be overridden on a project or global basis by setting the `core.pager` option. - Setting `core.pager` has no affect on the `LESS` + Setting `core.pager` has no effect on the `LESS` environment variable behaviour above, so if you want to override git's default settings this way, you need to be explicit. For example, to disable the S option in a backward compatible manner, set `core.pager` - to `less -+$LESS -FRX`. This will be passed to the - shell by git, which will translate the final command to - `LESS=FRSX less -+FRSX -FRX`. + to `less -+S`. This will be passed to the shell by + git, which will translate the final command to + `LESS=FRSX less -+S`. core.whitespace:: A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to @@ -962,12 +963,6 @@ difftool.<tool>.cmd:: difftool.prompt:: Prompt before each invocation of the diff tool. -diff.wordRegex:: - A POSIX Extended Regular Expression used to determine what is a "word" - when performing word-by-word difference calculations. Character - sequences that match the regular expression are "words", all other - characters are *ignorable* whitespace. - fetch.recurseSubmodules:: This option can be either set to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'. Setting it to a boolean changes the behavior of fetch and pull to @@ -1211,8 +1206,16 @@ gitweb.snapshot:: grep.lineNumber:: If set to true, enable '-n' option by default. +grep.patternType:: + Set the default matching behavior. Using a value of 'basic', 'extended', + 'fixed', or 'perl' will enable the '--basic-regexp', '--extended-regexp', + '--fixed-strings', or '--perl-regexp' option accordingly, while the + value 'default' will return to the default matching behavior. + grep.extendedRegexp:: - If set to true, enable '--extended-regexp' option by default. + If set to true, enable '--extended-regexp' option by default. This + option is ignored when the 'grep.patternType' option is set to a value + other than 'default'. gpg.program:: Use this custom program instead of "gpg" found on $PATH when @@ -1348,6 +1351,12 @@ help.autocorrect:: value is 0 - the command will be just shown but not executed. This is the default. +help.htmlpath:: + Specify the path where the HTML documentation resides. File system paths + and URLs are supported. HTML pages will be prefixed with this path when + help is displayed in the 'web' format. This defaults to the documentation + path of your Git installation. + http.proxy:: Override the HTTP proxy, normally configured using the 'http_proxy', 'https_proxy', and 'all_proxy' environment variables (see @@ -1749,7 +1758,8 @@ push.default:: + This is currently the default, but Git 2.0 will change the default to `simple`. -* `upstream` - push the current branch to its upstream branch. +* `upstream` - push the current branch to its upstream branch + (`tracking` is a deprecated synonym for this). With this, `git push` will update the same remote ref as the one which is merged by `git pull`, making `push` and `pull` symmetrical. See "branch.<name>.merge" for how to configure the upstream branch. |