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@@ -150,27 +150,34 @@ integer::
1024", "by 1024x1024", etc.
color::
- The value for a variables that takes a color is a list of
- colors (at most two) and attributes (at most one), separated
- by spaces. The colors accepted are `normal`, `black`,
- `red`, `green`, `yellow`, `blue`, `magenta`, `cyan` and
- `white`; the attributes are `bold`, `dim`, `ul`, `blink` and
- `reverse`. The first color given is the foreground; the
- second is the background. The position of the attribute, if
- any, doesn't matter. Attributes may be turned off specifically
- by prefixing them with `no` (e.g., `noreverse`, `noul`, etc).
-+
-Colors (foreground and background) may also be given as numbers between
-0 and 255; these use ANSI 256-color mode (but note that not all
-terminals may support this). If your terminal supports it, you may also
-specify 24-bit RGB values as hex, like `#ff0ab3`.
-+
-The attributes are meant to be reset at the beginning of each item
-in the colored output, so setting color.decorate.branch to `black`
-will paint that branch name in a plain `black`, even if the previous
-thing on the same output line (e.g. opening parenthesis before the
-list of branch names in `log --decorate` output) is set to be
-painted with `bold` or some other attribute.
+ The value for a variable that takes a color is a list of
+ colors (at most two, one for foreground and one for background)
+ and attributes (as many as you want), separated by spaces.
++
+The basic colors accepted are `normal`, `black`, `red`, `green`, `yellow`,
+`blue`, `magenta`, `cyan` and `white`. The first color given is the
+foreground; the second is the background.
++
+Colors may also be given as numbers between 0 and 255; these use ANSI
+256-color mode (but note that not all terminals may support this). If
+your terminal supports it, you may also specify 24-bit RGB values as
+hex, like `#ff0ab3`.
++
+The accepted attributes are `bold`, `dim`, `ul`, `blink`, `reverse`,
+`italic`, and `strike` (for crossed-out or "strikethrough" letters).
+The position of any attributes with respect to the colors
+(before, after, or in between), doesn't matter. Specific attributes may
+be turned off by prefixing them with `no` or `no-` (e.g., `noreverse`,
+`no-ul`, etc).
++
+For git's pre-defined color slots, the attributes are meant to be reset
+at the beginning of each item in the colored output. So setting
+`color.decorate.branch` to `black` will paint that branch name in a
+plain `black`, even if the previous thing on the same output line (e.g.
+opening parenthesis before the list of branch names in `log --decorate`
+output) is set to be painted with `bold` or some other attribute.
+However, custom log formats may do more complicated and layered
+coloring, and the negated forms may be useful there.
pathname::
A variable that takes a pathname value can be given a
@@ -434,7 +441,7 @@ core.gitProxy::
may be set multiple times and is matched in the given order;
the first match wins.
+
-Can be overridden by the 'GIT_PROXY_COMMAND' environment variable
+Can be overridden by the `GIT_PROXY_COMMAND` environment variable
(which always applies universally, without the special "for"
handling).
+
@@ -478,9 +485,9 @@ false), while all other repositories are assumed to be bare (bare
core.worktree::
Set the path to the root of the working tree.
- If GIT_COMMON_DIR environment variable is set, core.worktree
+ If `GIT_COMMON_DIR` environment variable is set, core.worktree
is ignored and not used for determining the root of working tree.
- This can be overridden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment
+ This can be overridden by the `GIT_WORK_TREE` environment
variable and the '--work-tree' command-line option.
The value can be an absolute path or relative to the path to
the .git directory, which is either specified by --git-dir
@@ -545,7 +552,7 @@ core.compression::
-1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression,
and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest.
If set, this provides a default to other compression variables,
- such as 'core.looseCompression' and 'pack.compression'.
+ such as `core.looseCompression` and `pack.compression`.
core.looseCompression::
An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
@@ -619,9 +626,9 @@ core.excludesFile::
core.askPass::
Some commands (e.g. svn and http interfaces) that interactively
ask for a password can be told to use an external program given
- via the value of this variable. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_ASKPASS'
+ via the value of this variable. Can be overridden by the `GIT_ASKPASS`
environment variable. If not set, fall back to the value of the
- 'SSH_ASKPASS' environment variable or, failing that, a simple password
+ `SSH_ASKPASS` environment variable or, failing that, a simple password
prompt. The external program shall be given a suitable prompt as
command-line argument and write the password on its STDOUT.
@@ -764,7 +771,7 @@ core.notesRef::
notes should be printed.
+
This setting defaults to "refs/notes/commits", and it can be overridden by
-the 'GIT_NOTES_REF' environment variable. See linkgit:git-notes[1].
+the `GIT_NOTES_REF` environment variable. See linkgit:git-notes[1].
core.sparseCheckout::
Enable "sparse checkout" feature. See section "Sparse checkout" in
@@ -800,7 +807,7 @@ it will be treated as a shell command. For example, defining
"gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD". Note that shell commands will be
executed from the top-level directory of a repository, which may
not necessarily be the current directory.
-'GIT_PREFIX' is set as returned by running 'git rev-parse --show-prefix'
+`GIT_PREFIX` is set as returned by running 'git rev-parse --show-prefix'
from the original current directory. See linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
am.keepcr::
@@ -1189,6 +1196,15 @@ difftool.<tool>.cmd::
difftool.prompt::
Prompt before each invocation of the diff tool.
+fastimport.unpackLimit::
+ If the number of objects imported by linkgit:git-fast-import[1]
+ is below this limit, then the objects will be unpacked into
+ loose object files. However if the number of imported objects
+ equals or exceeds this limit then the pack will be stored as a
+ pack. Storing the pack from a fast-import can make the import
+ operation complete faster, especially on slow filesystems. If
+ not set, the value of `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead.
+
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
@@ -1426,18 +1442,18 @@ gitcvs.usecrlfattr::
treat it as text. If they suppress text conversion, the file
will be set with '-kb' mode, which suppresses any newline munging
the client might otherwise do. If the attributes do not allow
- the file type to be determined, then 'gitcvs.allBinary' is
+ the file type to be determined, then `gitcvs.allBinary` is
used. See linkgit:gitattributes[5].
gitcvs.allBinary::
- This is used if 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' does not resolve
+ This is used if `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` does not resolve
the correct '-kb' mode to use. If true, all
unresolved files are sent to the client in
mode '-kb'. This causes the client to treat them
as binary files, which suppresses any newline munging it
otherwise might do. Alternatively, if it is set to "guess",
then the contents of the file are examined to decide if
- it is binary, similar to 'core.autocrlf'.
+ it is binary, similar to `core.autocrlf`.
gitcvs.dbName::
Database used by git-cvsserver to cache revision information
@@ -1456,7 +1472,7 @@ gitcvs.dbDriver::
See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
gitcvs.dbUser, gitcvs.dbPass::
- Database user and password. Only useful if setting 'gitcvs.dbDriver',
+ Database user and password. Only useful if setting `gitcvs.dbDriver`,
since SQLite has no concept of database users and/or passwords.
'gitcvs.dbUser' supports variable substitution (see
linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details).
@@ -1468,8 +1484,8 @@ gitcvs.dbTableNamePrefix::
linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details). Any non-alphabetic
characters will be replaced with underscores.
-All gitcvs variables except for 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' and
-'gitcvs.allBinary' can also be specified as
+All gitcvs variables except for `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` and
+`gitcvs.allBinary` can also be specified as
'gitcvs.<access_method>.<varname>' (where 'access_method'
is one of "ext" and "pserver") to make them apply only for the given
access method.
@@ -1502,7 +1518,7 @@ grep.patternType::
grep.extendedRegexp::
If set to true, enable '--extended-regexp' option by default. This
- option is ignored when the 'grep.patternType' option is set to a value
+ option is ignored when the `grep.patternType` option is set to a value
other than 'default'.
grep.threads::
@@ -1587,7 +1603,7 @@ guitool.<name>.cmd::
of the linkgit:git-gui[1] `Tools` menu is invoked. This option is
mandatory for every tool. The command is executed from the root of
the working directory, and in the environment it receives the name of
- the tool as 'GIT_GUITOOL', the name of the currently selected file as
+ the tool as `GIT_GUITOOL`, the name of the currently selected file as
'FILENAME', and the name of the current branch as 'CUR_BRANCH' (if
the head is detached, 'CUR_BRANCH' is empty).
@@ -1608,7 +1624,7 @@ guitool.<name>.confirm::
guitool.<name>.argPrompt::
Request a string argument from the user, and pass it to the tool
- through the 'ARGS' environment variable. Since requesting an
+ through the `ARGS` environment variable. Since requesting an
argument implies confirmation, the 'confirm' option has no effect
if this is enabled. If the option is set to 'true', 'yes', or '1',
the dialog uses a built-in generic prompt; otherwise the exact
@@ -1616,7 +1632,7 @@ guitool.<name>.argPrompt::
guitool.<name>.revPrompt::
Request a single valid revision from the user, and set the
- 'REVISION' environment variable. In other aspects this option
+ `REVISION` environment variable. In other aspects this option
is similar to 'argPrompt', and can be used together with it.
guitool.<name>.revUnmerged::
@@ -1672,7 +1688,7 @@ http.proxyAuthMethod::
only takes effect if the configured proxy string contains a user name part
(i.e. is of the form 'user@host' or 'user@host:port'). This can be
overridden on a per-remote basis; see `remote.<name>.proxyAuthMethod`.
- Both can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_PROXY_AUTHMETHOD' environment
+ Both can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_PROXY_AUTHMETHOD` environment
variable. Possible values are:
+
--
@@ -1731,9 +1747,9 @@ http.sslVersion::
- tlsv1.2
+
-Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_VERSION' environment variable.
+Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_VERSION` environment variable.
To force git to use libcurl's default ssl version and ignore any
-explicit http.sslversion option, set 'GIT_SSL_VERSION' to the
+explicit http.sslversion option, set `GIT_SSL_VERSION` to the
empty string.
http.sslCipherList::
@@ -1744,41 +1760,41 @@ http.sslCipherList::
option; see the libcurl documentation for more details on the format
of this list.
+
-Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST' environment variable.
+Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST` environment variable.
To force git to use libcurl's default cipher list and ignore any
-explicit http.sslCipherList option, set 'GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST' to the
+explicit http.sslCipherList option, set `GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST` to the
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
+ over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY` environment
variable.
http.sslCert::
File containing the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
- over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CERT' environment
+ over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_CERT` environment
variable.
http.sslKey::
File containing the SSL private key when fetching or pushing
- over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_KEY' environment
+ over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_KEY` environment
variable.
http.sslCertPasswordProtected::
Enable Git's password prompt for the SSL certificate. Otherwise
OpenSSL will prompt the user, possibly many times, if the
certificate or private key is encrypted. Can be overridden by the
- 'GIT_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD_PROTECTED' environment variable.
+ `GIT_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD_PROTECTED` environment variable.
http.sslCAInfo::
File containing the certificates to verify the peer with when
fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the
- 'GIT_SSL_CAINFO' environment variable.
+ `GIT_SSL_CAINFO` environment variable.
http.sslCAPath::
Path containing files with the CA certificates to verify the peer
with when fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden
- by the 'GIT_SSL_CAPATH' environment variable.
+ by the `GIT_SSL_CAPATH` environment variable.
http.pinnedpubkey::
Public key of the https service. It may either be the filename of
@@ -1798,7 +1814,7 @@ http.sslTry::
http.maxRequests::
How many HTTP requests to launch in parallel. Can be overridden
- by the 'GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS' environment variable. Default is 5.
+ by the `GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS` environment variable. Default is 5.
http.minSessions::
The number of curl sessions (counted across slots) to be kept across
@@ -1817,13 +1833,13 @@ http.postBuffer::
http.lowSpeedLimit, http.lowSpeedTime::
If the HTTP transfer speed is less than 'http.lowSpeedLimit'
for longer than 'http.lowSpeedTime' seconds, the transfer is aborted.
- Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT' and
- 'GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME' environment variables.
+ Can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT` and
+ `GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME` environment variables.
http.noEPSV::
A boolean which disables using of EPSV ftp command by curl.
This can helpful with some "poor" ftp servers which don't
- support EPSV mode. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV'
+ support EPSV mode. Can be overridden by the `GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV`
environment variable. Default is false (curl will use EPSV).
http.userAgent::
@@ -1833,7 +1849,7 @@ http.userAgent::
such as Mozilla/4.0. This may be necessary, for instance, if
connecting through a firewall that restricts HTTP connections to a set
of common USER_AGENT strings (but not including those like git/1.7.1).
- Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT' environment variable.
+ Can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT` environment variable.
http.<url>.*::
Any of the http.* options above can be applied selectively to some URLs.
@@ -2630,7 +2646,7 @@ sendemail.identity::
A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
- the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
+ the value of `sendemail.identity`.
sendemail.smtpEncryption::
See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description. Note that this
@@ -2647,7 +2663,7 @@ sendemail.<identity>.*::
Identity-specific versions of the 'sendemail.*' parameters
found below, taking precedence over those when the this
identity is selected, through command-line or
- 'sendemail.identity'.
+ `sendemail.identity`.
sendemail.aliasesFile::
sendemail.aliasFileType::
@@ -2677,7 +2693,7 @@ sendemail.xmailer::
See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description.
sendemail.signedoffcc (deprecated)::
- Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.signedoffbycc'.
+ Deprecated alias for `sendemail.signedoffbycc`.
showbranch.default::
The default set of branches for linkgit:git-show-branch[1].
@@ -2883,6 +2899,21 @@ uploadpack.keepAlive::
`uploadpack.keepAlive` seconds. Setting this option to 0
disables keepalive packets entirely. The default is 5 seconds.
+uploadpack.packObjectsHook::
+ If this option is set, when `upload-pack` would run
+ `git pack-objects` to create a packfile for a client, it will
+ run this shell command instead. The `pack-objects` command and
+ arguments it _would_ have run (including the `git pack-objects`
+ at the beginning) are appended to the shell command. The stdin
+ and stdout of the hook are treated as if `pack-objects` itself
+ was run. I.e., `upload-pack` will feed input intended for
+ `pack-objects` to the hook, and expects a completed packfile on
+ stdout.
++
+Note that this configuration variable is ignored if it is seen in the
+repository-level config (this is a safety measure against fetching from
+untrusted repositories).
+
url.<base>.insteadOf::
Any URL that starts with this value will be rewritten to
start, instead, with <base>. In cases where some site serves a
@@ -2909,17 +2940,17 @@ url.<base>.pushInsteadOf::
user.email::
Your email address to be recorded in any newly created commits.
- Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL', 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL', and
- 'EMAIL' environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
+ Can be overridden by the `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`, `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL`, and
+ `EMAIL` environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
user.name::
Your full name to be recorded in any newly created commits.
- Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME' and 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'
+ Can be overridden by the `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME` and `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`
environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
user.useConfigOnly::
- Instruct Git to avoid trying to guess defaults for 'user.email'
- and 'user.name', and instead retrieve the values only from the
+ Instruct Git to avoid trying to guess defaults for `user.email`
+ and `user.name`, and instead retrieve the values only from the
configuration. For example, if you have multiple email addresses
and would like to use a different one for each repository, then
with this configuration option set to `true` in the global config