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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 2271809d90..0e25b2c92b 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ in the section header, like in the example below: -------- Subsection names are case sensitive and can contain any characters except -newline (doublequote `"` and backslash can be included by escaping them -as `\"` and `\\`, respectively). Section headers cannot span multiple -lines. Variables may belong directly to a section or to a given subsection. -You can have `[section]` if you have `[section "subsection"]`, but you -don't need to. +newline and the null byte. Doublequote `"` and backslash can be included +by escaping them as `\"` and `\\`, respectively. Backslashes preceding +other characters are dropped when reading; for example, `\t` is read as +`t` and `\0` is read as `0` Section headers cannot span multiple lines. +Variables may belong directly to a section or to a given subsection. You +can have `[section]` if you have `[section "subsection"]`, but you don't +need to. There is also a deprecated `[section.subsection]` syntax. With this syntax, the subsection name is converted to lower-case and is also @@ -351,6 +353,12 @@ advice.*:: addEmbeddedRepo:: Advice on what to do when you've accidentally added one git repo inside of another. + ignoredHook:: + Advice shown if an hook is ignored because the hook is not + set as executable. + waitingForEditor:: + Print a message to the terminal whenever Git is waiting for + editor input from the user. -- core.fileMode:: @@ -413,6 +421,13 @@ core.protectNTFS:: 8.3 "short" names. Defaults to `true` on Windows, and `false` elsewhere. +core.fsmonitor:: + If set, the value of this variable is used as a command which + will identify all files that may have changed since the + requested date/time. This information is used to speed up git by + avoiding unnecessary processing of files that have not changed. + See the "fsmonitor-watchman" section of linkgit:githooks[5]. + core.trustctime:: If false, the ctime differences between the index and the working tree are ignored; useful when the inode change time @@ -776,6 +791,12 @@ core.commentChar:: If set to "auto", `git-commit` would select a character that is not the beginning character of any line in existing commit messages. +core.filesRefLockTimeout:: + The length of time, in milliseconds, to retry when trying to + lock an individual reference. Value 0 means not to retry at + all; -1 means to try indefinitely. Default is 100 (i.e., + retry for 100ms). + core.packedRefsTimeout:: The length of time, in milliseconds, to retry when trying to lock the `packed-refs` file. Value 0 means not to retry at @@ -943,6 +964,23 @@ apply.whitespace:: Tells 'git apply' how to handle whitespaces, in the same way as the `--whitespace` option. See linkgit:git-apply[1]. +blame.showRoot:: + Do not treat root commits as boundaries in linkgit:git-blame[1]. + This option defaults to false. + +blame.blankBoundary:: + Show blank commit object name for boundary commits in + linkgit:git-blame[1]. This option defaults to false. + +blame.showEmail:: + Show the author email instead of author name in linkgit:git-blame[1]. + This option defaults to false. + +blame.date:: + Specifies the format used to output dates in linkgit:git-blame[1]. + If unset the iso format is used. For supported values, + see the discussion of the `--date` option at linkgit:git-log[1]. + branch.autoSetupMerge:: Tells 'git branch' and 'git checkout' to set up new branches so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from the @@ -1077,14 +1115,25 @@ This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the 'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands. Can be overridden on the command line with the `--color[=<when>]` option. +diff.colorMoved:: + If set to either a valid `<mode>` or a true value, moved lines + in a diff are colored differently, for details of valid modes + see '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1]. If simply set to + true the default color mode will be used. When set to false, + moved lines are not colored. + color.diff.<slot>:: Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>` specifies which part of the patch to use the specified color, and is one of `context` (context text - `plain` is a historical synonym), `meta` (metainformation), `frag` (hunk header), 'func' (function in hunk header), `old` (removed lines), - `new` (added lines), `commit` (commit headers), or `whitespace` - (highlighting whitespace errors). + `new` (added lines), `commit` (commit headers), `whitespace` + (highlighting whitespace errors), `oldMoved` (deleted lines), + `newMoved` (added lines), `oldMovedDimmed`, `oldMovedAlternative`, + `oldMovedAlternativeDimmed`, `newMovedDimmed`, `newMovedAlternative` + and `newMovedAlternativeDimmed` (See the '<mode>' + setting of '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1] for details). color.decorate.<slot>:: Use customized color for 'git log --decorate' output. `<slot>` is one @@ -1553,11 +1602,13 @@ gc.<pattern>.reflogExpireUnreachable:: gc.rerereResolved:: Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run. + You can also use more human-readable "1.month.ago", etc. The default is 60 days. See linkgit:git-rerere[1]. gc.rerereUnresolved:: Records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run. + You can also use more human-readable "1.month.ago", etc. The default is 15 days. See linkgit:git-rerere[1]. gitcvs.commitMsgAnnotation:: @@ -1919,8 +1970,8 @@ empty string. http.sslVerify:: Whether to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing - over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY` environment - variable. + over HTTPS. Defaults to true. Can be overridden by the + `GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY` environment variable. http.sslCert:: File containing the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing @@ -2062,15 +2113,40 @@ matched against are those given directly to Git commands. This means any URLs visited as a result of a redirection do not participate in matching. ssh.variant:: - Depending on the value of the environment variables `GIT_SSH` or - `GIT_SSH_COMMAND`, or the config setting `core.sshCommand`, Git - auto-detects whether to adjust its command-line parameters for use - with plink or tortoiseplink, as opposed to the default (OpenSSH). + By default, Git determines the command line arguments to use + based on the basename of the configured SSH command (configured + using the environment variable `GIT_SSH` or `GIT_SSH_COMMAND` or + the config setting `core.sshCommand`). If the basename is + unrecognized, Git will attempt to detect support of OpenSSH + options by first invoking the configured SSH command with the + `-G` (print configuration) option and will subsequently use + OpenSSH options (if that is successful) or no options besides + the host and remote command (if it fails). ++ +The config variable `ssh.variant` can be set to override this detection. +Valid values are `ssh` (to use OpenSSH options), `plink`, `putty`, +`tortoiseplink`, `simple` (no options except the host and remote command). +The default auto-detection can be explicitly requested using the value +`auto`. Any other value is treated as `ssh`. This setting can also be +overridden via the environment variable `GIT_SSH_VARIANT`. ++ +The current command-line parameters used for each variant are as +follows: ++ +-- + +* `ssh` - [-p port] [-4] [-6] [-o option] [username@]host command + +* `simple` - [username@]host command + +* `plink` or `putty` - [-P port] [-4] [-6] [username@]host command + +* `tortoiseplink` - [-P port] [-4] [-6] -batch [username@]host command + +-- + -The config variable `ssh.variant` can be set to override this auto-detection; -valid values are `ssh`, `plink`, `putty` or `tortoiseplink`. Any other value -will be treated as normal ssh. This setting can be overridden via the -environment variable `GIT_SSH_VARIANT`. +Except for the `simple` variant, command-line parameters are likely to +change as git gains new features. i18n.commitEncoding:: Character encoding the commit messages are stored in; Git itself @@ -2498,6 +2574,23 @@ The protocol names currently used by git are: `hg` to allow the `git-remote-hg` helper) -- +protocol.version:: + Experimental. If set, clients will attempt to communicate with a + server using the specified protocol version. If unset, no + attempt will be made by the client to communicate using a + particular protocol version, this results in protocol version 0 + being used. + Supported versions: ++ +-- + +* `0` - the original wire protocol. + +* `1` - the original wire protocol with the addition of a version string + in the initial response from the server. + +-- + pull.ff:: By default, Git does not create an extra merge commit when merging a commit that is a descendant of the current commit. Instead, the @@ -2602,6 +2695,35 @@ push.gpgSign:: override a value from a lower-priority config file. An explicit command-line flag always overrides this config option. +push.pushOption:: + When no `--push-option=<option>` argument is given from the + command line, `git push` behaves as if each <value> of + this variable is given as `--push-option=<value>`. ++ +This is a multi-valued variable, and an empty value can be used in a +higher priority configuration file (e.g. `.git/config` in a +repository) to clear the values inherited from a lower priority +configuration files (e.g. `$HOME/.gitconfig`). ++ +-- + +Example: + +/etc/gitconfig + push.pushoption = a + push.pushoption = b + +~/.gitconfig + push.pushoption = c + +repo/.git/config + push.pushoption = + push.pushoption = b + +This will result in only b (a and c are cleared). + +-- + push.recurseSubmodules:: Make sure all submodule commits used by the revisions to be pushed are available on a remote-tracking branch. If the value is 'check' @@ -2616,36 +2738,7 @@ push.recurseSubmodules:: is retained. You may override this configuration at time of push by specifying '--recurse-submodules=check|on-demand|no'. -rebase.stat:: - Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last - rebase. False by default. - -rebase.autoSquash:: - If set to true enable `--autosquash` option by default. - -rebase.autoStash:: - When set to true, automatically create a temporary stash entry - before the operation begins, and apply it after the operation - ends. This means that you can run rebase on a dirty worktree. - However, use with care: the final stash application after a - successful rebase might result in non-trivial conflicts. - Defaults to false. - -rebase.missingCommitsCheck:: - If set to "warn", git rebase -i will print a warning if some - commits are removed (e.g. a line was deleted), however the - rebase will still proceed. If set to "error", it will print - the previous warning and stop the rebase, 'git rebase - --edit-todo' can then be used to correct the error. If set to - "ignore", no checking is done. - To drop a commit without warning or error, use the `drop` - command in the todo-list. - Defaults to "ignore". - -rebase.instructionFormat:: - A format string, as specified in linkgit:git-log[1], to be used for - the instruction list during an interactive rebase. The format will automatically - have the long commit hash prepended to the format. +include::rebase-config.txt[] receive.advertiseAtomic:: By default, git-receive-pack will advertise the atomic push @@ -2932,6 +3025,7 @@ sendemail.smtpPass:: sendemail.suppresscc:: sendemail.suppressFrom:: sendemail.to:: +sendemail.tocmd:: sendemail.smtpDomain:: sendemail.smtpServer:: sendemail.smtpServerPort:: @@ -3066,10 +3160,14 @@ submodule.<name>.url:: See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details. submodule.<name>.update:: - The default update procedure for a submodule. This variable - is populated by `git submodule init` from the - linkgit:gitmodules[5] file. See description of 'update' - command in linkgit:git-submodule[1]. + The method by which a submodule is updated by 'git submodule update', + which is the only affected command, others such as + 'git checkout --recurse-submodules' are unaffected. It exists for + historical reasons, when 'git submodule' was the only command to + interact with submodules; settings like `submodule.active` + and `pull.rebase` are more specific. It is populated by + `git submodule init` from the linkgit:gitmodules[5] file. + See description of 'update' command in linkgit:git-submodule[1]. submodule.<name>.branch:: The remote branch name for a submodule, used by `git submodule @@ -3346,3 +3444,13 @@ web.browser:: Specify a web browser that may be used by some commands. Currently only linkgit:git-instaweb[1] and linkgit:git-help[1] may use it. + +worktree.guessRemote:: + With `add`, if no branch argument, and neither of `-b` nor + `-B` nor `--detach` are given, the command defaults to + creating a new branch from HEAD. If `worktree.guessRemote` is + set to true, `worktree add` tries to find a remote-tracking + branch whose name uniquely matches the new branch name. If + such a branch exists, it is checked out and set as "upstream" + for the new branch. If no such match can be found, it falls + back to creating a new branch from the current HEAD. |