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@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ Example
external = "/usr/local/bin/gnu-diff -u"
renames = true
+ [branch "devel"]
+ remote = origin
+ merge = refs/heads/devel
+
+
Variables
~~~~~~~~~
@@ -79,8 +84,11 @@ core.logAllRefUpdates::
file is automatically created for branch heads.
This information can be used to determine what commit
- was the tip of a branch "2 days ago". This value is
- false by default (no automated creation of log files).
+ was the tip of a branch "2 days ago".
+
+ This value is true by default in a repository that has
+ a working directory associated with it, and false by
+ default in a bare repository.
core.repositoryFormatVersion::
Internal variable identifying the repository format and layout
@@ -125,21 +133,24 @@ apply.whitespace::
branch.<name>.remote::
When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.
+ If this option is not given, `git fetch` defaults to remote "origin".
branch.<name>.merge::
- When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` the default remote branch
- to be merged.
-
-pager.color::
- A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
- use (default is true).
-
-diff.color::
+ When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` the default refspec to
+ be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value has exactly to match
+ a remote part of one of the refspecs which are fetched from the remote
+ given by "branch.<name>.remote".
+ The merge information is used by `git pull` (which at first calls
+ `git fetch`) to lookup the default branch for merging. Without
+ this option, `git pull` defaults to merge the first refspec fetched.
+ Specify multiple values to get an octopus merge.
+
+color.diff::
When true (or `always`), always use colors in patch.
When false (or `never`), never. When set to `auto`, use
colors only when the output is to the terminal.
-diff.color.<slot>::
+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 `plain` (context text), `meta`
@@ -150,6 +161,24 @@ diff.color.<slot>::
`red`, `green`, `yellow`, `blue`, `magenta`, `cyan`, or
`white`.
+color.pager::
+ A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
+ use (default is true).
+
+color.status::
+ A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
+ gitlink:git-status[1]. May be set to `true` (or `always`),
+ `false` (or `never`) or `auto`, in which case colors are used
+ only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
+
+color.status.<slot>::
+ Use customized color for status colorization. `<slot>` is
+ one of `header` (the header text of the status message),
+ `added` or `updated` (files which are added but not committed),
+ `changed` (files which are changed but not added in the index),
+ or `untracked` (files which are not tracked by git). The values of
+ these variables may be specified as in color.diff.<slot>.
+
diff.renameLimit::
The number of files to consider when performing the copy/rename
detection; equivalent to the git diff option '-l'.
@@ -219,6 +248,12 @@ i18n.commitEncoding::
browser (and possibly at other places in the future or in other
porcelains). See e.g. gitlink:git-mailinfo[1]. Defaults to 'utf-8'.
+log.showroot::
+ If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event.
+ This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree.
+ Tools like gitlink:git-log[1] or gitlink:git-whatchanged[1], which
+ normally hide the root commit will now show it. True by default.
+
merge.summary::
Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly created
merge commit messages. False by default.
@@ -258,20 +293,6 @@ showbranch.default::
The default set of branches for gitlink:git-show-branch[1].
See gitlink:git-show-branch[1].
-status.color::
- A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
- gitlink:git-status[1]. May be set to `true` (or `always`),
- `false` (or `never`) or `auto`, in which case colors are used
- only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
-
-status.color.<slot>::
- Use customized color for status colorization. `<slot>` is
- one of `header` (the header text of the status message),
- `updated` (files which are updated but not committed),
- `changed` (files which are changed but not updated in the index),
- or `untracked` (files which are not tracked by git). The values of
- these variables may be specified as in diff.color.<slot>.
-
tar.umask::
By default, gitlink:git-tar-tree[1] sets file and directories modes
to 0666 or 0777. While this is both useful and acceptable for projects