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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 5367ba9cae..440784cbdd 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ CONFIGURATION FILE ------------------ -The git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect -the git command's behavior. The `.git/config` file in each repository +The Git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect +the Git commands' behavior. The `.git/config` file in each repository is used to store the configuration for that repository, and `$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store a per-user configuration as fallback values for the `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig` can be used to store a system-wide default configuration. -The configuration variables are used by both the git plumbing +The configuration variables are used by both the Git plumbing and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, wherein the fully qualified variable name of the variable itself is the last dot-separated segment and the section name is everything before the last @@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ be escaped: use `\"` for `"` and `\\` for `\`. The following escape sequences (beside `\"` and `\\`) are recognized: `\n` for newline character (NL), `\t` for horizontal tabulation (HT, TAB) -and `\b` for backspace (BS). No other char escape sequence, nor octal -char sequences are valid. +and `\b` for backspace (BS). Other char escape sequences (including octal +escape sequences) are invalid. Variable values ending in a `\` are continued on the next line in the customary UNIX fashion. @@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ included file is expanded immediately, as if its contents had been found at the location of the include directive. If the value of the `include.path` variable is a relative path, the path is considered to be relative to the configuration file in which the include directive was -found. See below for examples. +found. The value of `include.path` is subject to tilde expansion: `~/` +is expanded to the value of `$HOME`, and `~user/` to the specified +user's home directory. See below for examples. Example ~~~~~~~ @@ -122,14 +124,20 @@ Example [include] path = /path/to/foo.inc ; include by absolute path path = foo ; expand "foo" relative to the current file + path = ~/foo ; expand "foo" in your $HOME directory Variables ~~~~~~~~~ Note that this list is non-comprehensive and not necessarily complete. For command-specific variables, you will find a more detailed description -in the appropriate manual page. You will find a description of non-core -porcelain configuration variables in the respective porcelain documentation. +in the appropriate manual page. + +Other git-related tools may and do use their own variables. When +inventing new variables for use in your own tool, make sure their +names do not conflict with those that are used by Git itself and +other popular tools, and describe them in your documentation. + advice.*:: These variables control various optional help messages designed to @@ -137,18 +145,47 @@ advice.*:: can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false': + -- - pushNonFastForward:: - Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] refuses - non-fast-forward refs. + pushUpdateRejected:: + Set this variable to 'false' if you want to disable + 'pushNonFFCurrent', + 'pushNonFFMatching', 'pushAlreadyExists', + 'pushFetchFirst', and 'pushNeedsForce' + simultaneously. + pushNonFFCurrent:: + Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a + non-fast-forward update to the current branch. + pushNonFFMatching:: + Advice shown when you ran linkgit:git-push[1] and pushed + 'matching refs' explicitly (i.e. you used ':', or + specified a refspec that isn't your current branch) and + it resulted in a non-fast-forward error. + pushAlreadyExists:: + Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that + does not qualify for fast-forwarding (e.g., a tag.) + pushFetchFirst:: + Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that + tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an + object we do not have. + pushNeedsForce:: + Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that + tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an + object that is not a commit-ish, or make the remote + ref point at an object that is not a commit-ish. statusHints:: - Directions on how to stage/unstage/add shown in the - output of linkgit:git-status[1] and the template shown - when writing commit messages. + Show directions on how to proceed from the current + state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1], in + the template shown when writing commit messages in + linkgit:git-commit[1], and in the help message shown + by linkgit:git-checkout[1] when switching branch. + statusUoption:: + Advise to consider using the `-u` option to linkgit:git-status[1] + when the command takes more than 2 seconds to enumerate untracked + files. 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 @@ -158,33 +195,41 @@ advice.*:: Advice shown when you used linkgit:git-checkout[1] to move to the detach HEAD state, to instruct how to create a local branch after the fact. + amWorkDir:: + Advice that shows the location of the patch file when + linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply it. + rmHints:: + In case of failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1], + show directions on how to proceed from the current state. -- core.fileMode:: - If false, the executable bit differences between the index and - the working tree are ignored; useful on broken filesystems like FAT. - See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. + Tells Git if the executable bit of files in the working tree + is to be honored. + -The default is true, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1] -will probe and set core.fileMode false if appropriate when the -repository is created. - -core.ignoreCygwinFSTricks:: - This option is only used by Cygwin implementation of Git. If false, - the Cygwin stat() and lstat() functions are used. This may be useful - if your repository consists of a few separate directories joined in - one hierarchy using Cygwin mount. If true, Git uses native Win32 API - whenever it is possible and falls back to Cygwin functions only to - handle symbol links. The native mode is more than twice faster than - normal Cygwin l/stat() functions. True by default, unless core.filemode - is true, in which case ignoreCygwinFSTricks is ignored as Cygwin's - POSIX emulation is required to support core.filemode. +Some filesystems lose the executable bit when a file that is +marked as executable is checked out, or checks out an +non-executable file with executable bit on. +linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1] probe the filesystem +to see if it handles the executable bit correctly +and this variable is automatically set as necessary. ++ +A repository, however, may be on a filesystem that handles +the filemode correctly, and this variable is set to 'true' +when created, but later may be made accessible from another +environment that loses the filemode (e.g. exporting ext4 via +CIFS mount, visiting a Cygwin created repository with +Git for Windows or Eclipse). +In such a case it may be necessary to set this variable to 'false'. +See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. ++ +The default is true (when core.filemode is not specified in the config file). core.ignorecase:: If true, this option enables various workarounds to enable - git to work better on filesystems that are not case sensitive, + Git to work better on filesystems that are not case sensitive, like FAT. For example, if a directory listing finds - "makefile" when git expects "Makefile", git will assume + "makefile" when Git expects "Makefile", Git will assume it is really the same file, and continue to remember it as "Makefile". + @@ -192,6 +237,26 @@ The default is false, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1] will probe and set core.ignorecase true if appropriate when the repository is created. +core.precomposeunicode:: + This option is only used by Mac OS implementation of Git. + When core.precomposeunicode=true, Git reverts the unicode decomposition + of filenames done by Mac OS. This is useful when sharing a repository + between Mac OS and Linux or Windows. + (Git for Windows 1.7.10 or higher is needed, or Git under cygwin 1.7). + When false, file names are handled fully transparent by Git, + which is backward compatible with older versions of Git. + +core.protectHFS:: + If set to true, do not allow checkout of paths that would + be considered equivalent to `.git` on an HFS+ filesystem. + Defaults to `true` on Mac OS, and `false` elsewhere. + +core.protectNTFS:: + If set to true, do not allow checkout of paths that would + cause problems with the NTFS filesystem, e.g. conflict with + 8.3 "short" names. + Defaults to `true` on Windows, and `false` elsewhere. + core.trustctime:: If false, the ctime differences between the index and the working tree are ignored; useful when the inode change time @@ -199,6 +264,12 @@ core.trustctime:: crawlers and some backup systems). See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. True by default. +core.checkstat:: + Determines which stat fields to match between the index + and work tree. The user can set this to 'default' or + 'minimal'. Default (or explicitly 'default'), is to check + all fields, including the sub-second part of mtime and ctime. + core.quotepath:: The commands that output paths (e.g. 'ls-files', 'diff'), when not given the `-z` option, will quote @@ -220,20 +291,20 @@ core.eol:: conversion. core.safecrlf:: - If true, makes git check if converting `CRLF` is reversible when + If true, makes Git check if converting `CRLF` is reversible when end-of-line conversion is active. Git will verify if a command modifies a file in the work tree either directly or indirectly. For example, committing a file followed by checking out the same file should yield the original file in the work tree. If this is not the case for the current setting of - `core.autocrlf`, git will reject the file. The variable can - be set to "warn", in which case git will only warn about an + `core.autocrlf`, Git will reject the file. The variable can + be set to "warn", in which case Git will only warn about an irreversible conversion but continue the operation. + CRLF conversion bears a slight chance of corrupting data. -When it is enabled, git will convert CRLF to LF during commit and LF to +When it is enabled, Git will convert CRLF to LF during commit and LF to CRLF during checkout. A file that contains a mixture of LF and -CRLF before the commit cannot be recreated by git. For text +CRLF before the commit cannot be recreated by Git. For text files this is the right thing to do: it corrects line endings such that we have only LF line endings in the repository. But for binary files that are accidentally classified as text the @@ -243,7 +314,7 @@ If you recognize such corruption early you can easily fix it by setting the conversion type explicitly in .gitattributes. Right after committing you still have the original file in your work tree and this file is not yet corrupted. You can explicitly tell -git that this file is binary and git will handle the file +Git that this file is binary and Git will handle the file appropriately. + Unfortunately, the desired effect of cleaning up text files with @@ -288,7 +359,7 @@ is created. core.gitProxy:: A "proxy command" to execute (as 'command host port') instead of establishing direct connection to the remote server when - using the git protocol for fetching. If the variable value is + using the Git protocol for fetching. If the variable value is in the "COMMAND for DOMAIN" format, the command is applied only on hostnames ending with the specified domain string. This variable may be set multiple times and is matched in the given order; @@ -304,14 +375,19 @@ This is useful for excluding servers inside a firewall from proxy use, while defaulting to a common proxy for external domains. core.ignoreStat:: - If true, commands which modify both the working tree and the index - will mark the updated paths with the "assume unchanged" bit in the - index. These marked files are then assumed to stay unchanged in the - working tree, until you mark them otherwise manually - Git will not - detect the file changes by lstat() calls. This is useful on systems - where those are very slow, such as Microsoft Windows. - See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. - False by default. + If true, Git will avoid using lstat() calls to detect if files have + changed by setting the "assume-unchanged" bit for those tracked files + which it has updated identically in both the index and working tree. ++ +When files are modified outside of Git, the user will need to stage +the modified files explicitly (e.g. see 'Examples' section in +linkgit:git-update-index[1]). +Git will not normally detect changes to those files. ++ +This is useful on systems where lstat() calls are very slow, such as +CIFS/Microsoft Windows. ++ +False by default. core.preferSymlinkRefs:: Instead of the default "symref" format for HEAD @@ -334,7 +410,7 @@ false), while all other repositories are assumed to be bare (bare core.worktree:: Set the path to the root of the working tree. This can be overridden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment - variable and the '--work-tree' command line option. + 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 or GIT_DIR, or automatically discovered. @@ -347,7 +423,7 @@ Note that this variable is honored even when set in a configuration file in a ".git" subdirectory of a directory and its value differs from the latter directory (e.g. "/path/to/.git/config" has core.worktree set to "/different/path"), which is most likely a -misconfiguration. Running git commands in the "/path/to" directory will +misconfiguration. Running Git commands in the "/path/to" directory will still use "/different/path" as the root of the work tree and can cause confusion unless you know what you are doing (e.g. you are creating a read-only snapshot of the same index to a location different from the @@ -356,7 +432,7 @@ repository's usual working tree). core.logAllRefUpdates:: Enable the reflog. Updates to a ref <ref> is logged to the file "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>", by appending the new and old - SHA1, the date/time and the reason of the update, but + SHA-1, the date/time and the reason of the update, but only when the file exists. If this configuration variable is set to true, missing "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>" file is automatically created for branch heads (i.e. under @@ -379,7 +455,7 @@ core.sharedRepository:: several users in a group (making sure all the files and objects are group-writable). When 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'), the repository will be readable by all users, additionally to being - group-shareable. When 'umask' (or 'false'), git will use permissions + group-shareable. When 'umask' (or 'false'), Git will use permissions reported by umask(2). When '0xxx', where '0xxx' is an octal number, files in the repository will have this mode value. '0xxx' will override user's umask value (whereas the other options will only override @@ -390,8 +466,8 @@ core.sharedRepository:: See linkgit:git-init[1]. False by default. core.warnAmbiguousRefs:: - If true, git will warn you if the ref name you passed it is ambiguous - and might match multiple refs in the .git/refs/ tree. True by default. + If true, Git will warn you if the ref name you passed it is ambiguous + and might match multiple refs in the repository. True by default. core.compression:: An integer -1..9, indicating a default compression level. @@ -442,7 +518,7 @@ core.deltaBaseCacheLimit:: to avoid unpacking and decompressing frequently used base objects multiple times. + -Default is 16 MiB on all platforms. This should be reasonable +Default is 96 MiB on all platforms. This should be reasonable for all users/operating systems, except on the largest projects. You probably do not need to adjust this value. + @@ -452,7 +528,8 @@ core.bigFileThreshold:: Files larger than this size are stored deflated, without attempting delta compression. Storing large files without delta compression avoids excessive memory usage, at the - slight expense of increased disk usage. + slight expense of increased disk usage. Additionally files + larger than this size are always treated as binary. + Default is 512 MiB on all platforms. This should be reasonable for most projects as source code and other text files can still @@ -462,10 +539,12 @@ Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported. core.excludesfile:: In addition to '.gitignore' (per-directory) and - '.git/info/exclude', git looks into this file for patterns - of files which are not meant to be tracked. "{tilde}/" is expanded - to the value of `$HOME` and "{tilde}user/" to the specified user's - home directory. See linkgit:gitignore[5]. + '.git/info/exclude', Git looks into this file for patterns + of files which are not meant to be tracked. "`~/`" is expanded + to the value of `$HOME` and "`~user/`" to the specified user's + home directory. Its default value is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore. + If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not set or empty, $HOME/.config/git/ignore + is used instead. See linkgit:gitignore[5]. core.askpass:: Some commands (e.g. svn and http interfaces) that interactively @@ -474,13 +553,15 @@ core.askpass:: environment variable. If not set, fall back to the value of the '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. + command-line argument and write the password on its STDOUT. core.attributesfile:: In addition to '.gitattributes' (per-directory) and - '.git/info/attributes', git looks into this file for attributes + '.git/info/attributes', Git looks into this file for attributes (see linkgit:gitattributes[5]). Path expansions are made the same - way as for `core.excludesfile`. + way as for `core.excludesfile`. Its default value is + $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/attributes. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not + set or empty, $HOME/.config/git/attributes is used instead. core.editor:: Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit @@ -488,29 +569,45 @@ core.editor:: variable when it is set, and the environment variable `GIT_EDITOR` is not set. See linkgit:git-var[1]. +core.commentchar:: + Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit + messages consider a line that begins with this character + commented, and removes them after the editor returns + (default '#'). ++ +If set to "auto", `git-commit` would select a character that is not +the beginning character of any line in existing commit messages. + sequence.editor:: - Text editor used by `git rebase -i` for editing the rebase insn file. + Text editor used by `git rebase -i` for editing the rebase instruction file. The value is meant to be interpreted by the shell when it is used. It can be overridden by the `GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR` environment variable. When not configured the default commit message editor is used instead. core.pager:: - The command that git will use to paginate output. Can - be overridden with the `GIT_PAGER` environment - variable. Note that git sets the `LESS` environment - variable to `FRSX` if it is unset when it runs the - pager. One can change these settings by setting the - `LESS` variable to some other value. Alternately, - these settings can be overridden on a project or - global basis by setting the `core.pager` option. - Setting `core.pager` has no affect on the `LESS` - environment variable behaviour above, so if you want - to override git's default settings this way, you need - to be explicit. For example, to disable the S option - in a backward compatible manner, set `core.pager` - to `less -+$LESS -FRX`. This will be passed to the - shell by git, which will translate the final command to - `LESS=FRSX less -+FRSX -FRX`. + Text viewer for use by Git commands (e.g., 'less'). The value + is meant to be interpreted by the shell. The order of preference + is the `$GIT_PAGER` environment variable, then `core.pager` + configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then the default chosen at + compile time (usually 'less'). ++ +When the `LESS` environment variable is unset, Git sets it to `FRX` +(if `LESS` environment variable is set, Git does not change it at +all). If you want to selectively override Git's default setting +for `LESS`, you can set `core.pager` to e.g. `less -S`. This will +be passed to the shell by Git, which will translate the final +command to `LESS=FRX less -S`. The environment does not set the +`S` option but the command line does, instructing less to truncate +long lines. Similarly, setting `core.pager` to `less -+F` will +deactivate the `F` option specified by the environment from the +command-line, deactivating the "quit if one screen" behavior of +`less`. One can specifically activate some flags for particular +commands: for example, setting `pager.blame` to `less -S` enables +line truncation only for `git blame`. ++ +Likewise, when the `LV` environment variable is unset, Git sets it +to `-c`. You can override this setting by exporting `LV` with +another value or setting `core.pager` to `lv +c`. core.whitespace:: A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to @@ -524,8 +621,9 @@ core.whitespace:: * `space-before-tab` treats a space character that appears immediately before a tab character in the initial indent part of the line as an error (enabled by default). -* `indent-with-non-tab` treats a line that is indented with 8 or more - space characters as an error (not enabled by default). +* `indent-with-non-tab` treats a line that is indented with space + characters instead of the equivalent tabs as an error (not enabled by + default). * `tab-in-indent` treats a tab character in the initial indent part of the line as an error (not enabled by default). * `blank-at-eof` treats blank lines added at the end of file as an error @@ -537,7 +635,7 @@ core.whitespace:: does not trigger if the character before such a carriage-return is not a whitespace (not enabled by default). * `tabwidth=<n>` tells how many character positions a tab occupies; this - is relevant for `indent-with-non-tab` and when git fixes `tab-in-indent` + is relevant for `indent-with-non-tab` and when Git fixes `tab-in-indent` errors. The default tab width is 8. Allowed values are 1 to 63. core.fsyncobjectfiles:: @@ -553,9 +651,9 @@ core.preloadindex:: + This can speed up operations like 'git diff' and 'git status' especially on filesystems like NFS that have weak caching semantics and thus -relatively high IO latencies. With this set to 'true', git will do the +relatively high IO latencies. When enabled, Git will do the index comparison to the filesystem data in parallel, allowing -overlapping IO's. +overlapping IO's. Defaults to true. core.createObject:: You can set this to 'link', in which case a hardlink followed by @@ -585,23 +683,22 @@ core.abbrev:: for abbreviated object names to stay unique for sufficiently long time. -add.ignore-errors:: add.ignoreErrors:: +add.ignore-errors (deprecated):: Tells 'git add' to continue adding files when some files cannot be added due to indexing errors. Equivalent to the '--ignore-errors' - option of linkgit:git-add[1]. Older versions of git accept only - `add.ignore-errors`, which does not follow the usual naming - convention for configuration variables. Newer versions of git - honor `add.ignoreErrors` as well. + option of linkgit:git-add[1]. `add.ignore-errors` is deprecated, + as it does not follow the usual naming convention for configuration + variables. alias.*:: Command aliases for the linkgit:git[1] command wrapper - e.g. after defining "alias.last = cat-file commit HEAD", the invocation "git last" is equivalent to "git cat-file commit HEAD". To avoid confusion and troubles with script usage, aliases that - hide existing git commands are ignored. Arguments are split by + hide existing Git commands are ignored. Arguments are split by spaces, the usual shell quoting and escaping is supported. - quote pair and a backslash can be used to quote them. + A quote pair or a backslash can be used to quote them. + If the alias expansion is prefixed with an exclamation point, it will be treated as a shell command. For example, defining @@ -646,7 +743,7 @@ branch.autosetupmerge:: branch.autosetuprebase:: When a new branch is created with 'git branch' or 'git checkout' - that tracks another branch, this variable tells git to set + that tracks another branch, this variable tells Git to set up pull to rebase instead of merge (see "branch.<name>.rebase"). When `never`, rebase is never automatically set to true. When `local`, rebase is set to true for tracked branches of @@ -660,9 +757,24 @@ branch.autosetuprebase:: This option defaults to never. branch.<name>.remote:: - When in branch <name>, it tells 'git fetch' and 'git push' which - remote to fetch from/push to. It defaults to `origin` if no remote is - configured. `origin` is also used if you are not on any branch. + When on branch <name>, it tells 'git fetch' and 'git push' + which remote to fetch from/push to. The remote to push to + may be overridden with `remote.pushdefault` (for all branches). + The remote to push to, for the current branch, may be further + overridden by `branch.<name>.pushremote`. If no remote is + configured, or if you are not on any branch, it defaults to + `origin` for fetching and `remote.pushdefault` for pushing. + Additionally, `.` (a period) is the current local repository + (a dot-repository), see `branch.<name>.merge`'s final note below. + +branch.<name>.pushremote:: + When on branch <name>, it overrides `branch.<name>.remote` for + pushing. It also overrides `remote.pushdefault` for pushing + from branch <name>. When you pull from one place (e.g. your + upstream) and push to another place (e.g. your own publishing + repository), you would want to set `remote.pushdefault` to + specify the remote to push to for all branches, and use this + option to override it for a specific branch. branch.<name>.merge:: Defines, together with branch.<name>.remote, the upstream branch @@ -679,8 +791,8 @@ branch.<name>.merge:: Specify multiple values to get an octopus merge. If you wish to setup 'git pull' so that it merges into <name> from another branch in the local repository, you can point - branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the special setting - `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote. + branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the relative path + setting `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote. branch.<name>.mergeoptions:: Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and @@ -694,10 +806,20 @@ branch.<name>.rebase:: "git pull" is run. See "pull.rebase" for doing this in a non branch-specific manner. + + When preserve, also pass `--preserve-merges` along to 'git rebase' + so that locally committed merge commits will not be flattened + by running 'git pull'. ++ *NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details). +branch.<name>.description:: + Branch description, can be edited with + `git branch --edit-description`. Branch description is + automatically added in the format-patch cover letter or + request-pull summary. + browser.<tool>.cmd:: Specify the command to invoke the specified browser. The specified command is evaluated in shell with the URLs passed @@ -709,8 +831,8 @@ browser.<tool>.path:: working repository in gitweb (see linkgit:git-instaweb[1]). clean.requireForce:: - A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f - or -n. Defaults to true. + A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f, + -i or -n. Defaults to true. color.branch:: A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of @@ -721,7 +843,8 @@ color.branch:: color.branch.<slot>:: Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of `current` (the current branch), `local` (a local branch), - `remote` (a remote-tracking branch in refs/remotes/), `plain` (other + `remote` (a remote-tracking branch in refs/remotes/), + `upstream` (upstream tracking branch), `plain` (other refs). + The value for these configuration variables is a list of colors (at most @@ -730,7 +853,13 @@ 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. +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`. color.diff:: Whether to use ANSI escape sequences to add color to patches. @@ -740,7 +869,7 @@ color.diff:: commands will only use color when output is to the terminal. Defaults to false. + -This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] nor the +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. @@ -777,7 +906,11 @@ color.grep.<slot>:: `linenumber`;; line number prefix (when using `-n`) `match`;; - matching text + matching text (same as setting `matchContext` and `matchSelected`) +`matchContext`;; + matching text in context lines +`matchSelected`;; + matching text in selected lines `selected`;; non-matching text in selected lines `separator`;; @@ -789,16 +922,17 @@ The values of these variables may be specified as in color.branch.<slot>. color.interactive:: When set to `always`, always use colors for interactive prompts - and displays (such as those used by "git-add --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. + 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. color.interactive.<slot>:: - Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' - output. `<slot>` may be `prompt`, `header`, `help` or `error`, for - four distinct types of normal output from interactive - commands. The values of these variables may be specified as - in color.branch.<slot>. + Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' and 'git clean + --interactive' output. `<slot>` may be `prompt`, `header`, `help` + or `error`, for four distinct types of normal output from + interactive commands. The values of these variables may be + specified as in color.branch.<slot>. color.pager:: A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in @@ -821,7 +955,7 @@ color.status.<slot>:: 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), - `untracked` (files which are not tracked by git), + `untracked` (files which are not tracked by Git), `branch` (the current branch), or `nobranch` (the color the 'no branch' warning is shown in, defaulting to red). The values of these variables may be specified as in @@ -832,11 +966,85 @@ color.ui:: as `color.diff` and `color.grep` that control the use of color per command family. Its scope will expand as more commands learn configuration to set a default for the `--color` option. Set it - to `always` if you want all output not intended for machine - consumption to use color, to `true` or `auto` if you want such - output to use color when written to the terminal, or to `false` or - `never` if you prefer git commands not to use color unless enabled - explicitly with some other configuration or the `--color` option. + to `false` or `never` if you prefer Git commands not to use + color unless enabled explicitly with some other configuration + or the `--color` option. Set it to `always` if you want all + output not intended for machine consumption to use color, to + `true` or `auto` (this is the default since Git 1.8.4) if you + want such output to use color when written to the terminal. + +column.ui:: + Specify whether supported commands should output in columns. + This variable consists of a list of tokens separated by spaces + or commas: ++ +These options control when the feature should be enabled +(defaults to 'never'): ++ +-- +`always`;; + always show in columns +`never`;; + never show in columns +`auto`;; + show in columns if the output is to the terminal +-- ++ +These options control layout (defaults to 'column'). Setting any +of these implies 'always' if none of 'always', 'never', or 'auto' are +specified. ++ +-- +`column`;; + fill columns before rows +`row`;; + fill rows before columns +`plain`;; + show in one column +-- ++ +Finally, these options can be combined with a layout option (defaults +to 'nodense'): ++ +-- +`dense`;; + make unequal size columns to utilize more space +`nodense`;; + make equal size columns +-- + +column.branch:: + Specify whether to output branch listing in `git branch` in columns. + See `column.ui` for details. + +column.clean:: + Specify the layout when list items in `git clean -i`, which always + shows files and directories in columns. See `column.ui` for details. + +column.status:: + Specify whether to output untracked files in `git status` in columns. + See `column.ui` for details. + +column.tag:: + Specify whether to output tag listing in `git tag` in columns. + See `column.ui` for details. + +commit.cleanup:: + This setting overrides the default of the `--cleanup` option in + `git commit`. See linkgit:git-commit[1] for details. Changing the + default can be useful when you always want to keep lines that begin + with comment character `#` in your log message, in which case you + would do `git config commit.cleanup whitespace` (note that you will + have to remove the help lines that begin with `#` in the commit log + template yourself, if you do this). + +commit.gpgsign:: + + A boolean to specify whether all commits should be GPG signed. + Use of this option when doing operations such as rebase can + result in a large number of commits being signed. It may be + convenient to use an agent to avoid typing your GPG passphrase + several times. commit.status:: A boolean to enable/disable inclusion of status information in the @@ -845,7 +1053,7 @@ commit.status:: commit.template:: Specify a file to use as the template for new commit messages. - "{tilde}/" is expanded to the value of `$HOME` and "{tilde}user/" to the + "`~/`" is expanded to the value of `$HOME` and "`~user/`" to the specified user's home directory. credential.helper:: @@ -888,12 +1096,6 @@ 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 @@ -911,7 +1113,7 @@ fetch.fsckObjects:: is used instead. fetch.unpackLimit:: - If the number of objects fetched over the git native + If the number of objects fetched over the Git native transfer is below this limit, then the objects will be unpacked into loose object files. However if the number of received objects equals or @@ -921,6 +1123,10 @@ fetch.unpackLimit:: especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead. +fetch.prune:: + If true, fetch will automatically behave as if the `--prune` + option was given on the command line. See also `remote.<name>.prune`. + format.attach:: Enable multipart/mixed attachments as the default for 'format-patch'. The value can also be a double quoted string @@ -951,10 +1157,14 @@ format.subjectprefix:: format.signature:: The default for format-patch is to output a signature containing - the git version number. Use this variable to change that default. + the Git version number. Use this variable to change that default. Set this variable to the empty string ("") to suppress signature generation. +format.signaturefile:: + Works just like format.signature except the contents of the + file specified by this variable will be used as the signature. + format.suffix:: The default for format-patch is to output files with the suffix `.patch`. Use this variable to change that suffix (make sure to @@ -970,17 +1180,22 @@ format.thread:: a boolean value, or `shallow` or `deep`. `shallow` threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the - `\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. + `--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. `deep` threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one. A true boolean value is the same as `shallow`, and a false value disables threading. format.signoff:: - A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of - format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a - patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have - the rights to submit this work under the same open source license. - Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion. + A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of + format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a + patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have + the rights to submit this work under the same open source license. + Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion. + +format.coverLetter:: + A boolean that controls whether to generate a cover-letter when + format-patch is invoked, but in addition can be set to "auto", to + generate a cover-letter only when there's more than one patch. filter.<driver>.clean:: The command which is used to convert the content of a worktree @@ -992,6 +1207,11 @@ filter.<driver>.smudge:: object to a worktree file upon checkout. See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details. +gc.aggressiveDepth:: + The depth parameter used in the delta compression + algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults + to 250. + gc.aggressiveWindow:: The window size parameter used in the delta compression algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults @@ -1010,6 +1230,10 @@ gc.autopacklimit:: --auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. The default value is 50. Setting this to 0 disables it. +gc.autodetach:: + Make `git gc --auto` return immediately and run in background + if the system supports it. Default is true. + gc.packrefs:: Running `git pack-refs` in a repository renders it unclonable by Git versions prior to 1.5.1.2 over dumb @@ -1064,7 +1288,7 @@ gitcvs.logfile:: gitcvs.usecrlfattr:: If true, the server will look up the end-of-line conversion attributes for files to determine the '-k' modes to use. If - the attributes force git to treat a file as text, + the attributes force Git to treat a file as text, the '-k' mode will be left blank so CVS clients will treat it as text. If they suppress text conversion, the file will be set with '-kb' mode, which suppresses any newline munging @@ -1084,7 +1308,7 @@ gitcvs.allbinary:: gitcvs.dbname:: Database used by git-cvsserver to cache revision information - derived from the git repository. The exact meaning depends on the + derived from the Git repository. The exact meaning depends on the used database driver, for SQLite (which is the default driver) this is a filename. Supports variable substitution (see linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details). May not contain semicolons (`;`). @@ -1092,7 +1316,7 @@ gitcvs.dbname:: gitcvs.dbdriver:: Used Perl DBI driver. You can specify any available driver - for this here, but it might not work. git-cvsserver is tested + for this here, but it might not work. git-cvsserver is tested with 'DBD::SQLite', reported to work with 'DBD::Pg', and reported *not* to work with 'DBD::mysql'. Experimental feature. May not contain double colons (`:`). Default: 'SQLite'. @@ -1137,16 +1361,24 @@ 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 making or verifying a PGP signature. The program must support the - same command line interface as GPG, namely, to verify a detached + same command-line interface as GPG, namely, to verify a detached signature, "gpg --verify $file - <$signature" is run, and the program is expected to signal a good signature by exiting with - code 0, and to generate an ascii-armored detached signature, the + code 0, and to generate an ASCII-armored detached signature, the standard input of "gpg -bsau $key" is fed with the contents to be signed, and the program is expected to send the result to its standard output. @@ -1159,6 +1391,10 @@ gui.diffcontext:: Specifies how many context lines should be used in calls to diff made by the linkgit:git-gui[1]. The default is "5". +gui.displayuntracked:: + Determines if linkgit::git-gui[1] shows untracked files + in the file list. The default is "true". + gui.encoding:: Specifies the default encoding to use for displaying of file contents in linkgit:git-gui[1] and linkgit:gitk[1]. @@ -1274,18 +1510,29 @@ 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' - environment variable (see linkgit:curl[1]). This can be overridden - on a per-remote basis; see remote.<name>.proxy + Override the HTTP proxy, normally configured using the 'http_proxy', + 'https_proxy', and 'all_proxy' environment variables (see + `curl(1)`). This can be overridden on a per-remote basis; see + remote.<name>.proxy http.cookiefile:: File containing previously stored cookie lines which should be used - in the git http session, if they match the server. The file format + in the Git http session, if they match the server. The file format of the file to read cookies from should be plain HTTP headers or the Netscape/Mozilla cookie file format (see linkgit:curl[1]). NOTE that the file specified with http.cookiefile is only used as - input. No cookies will be stored in the file. + input unless http.saveCookies is set. + +http.savecookies:: + If set, store cookies received during requests to the file specified by + http.cookiefile. Has no effect if http.cookiefile is unset. http.sslVerify:: Whether to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing @@ -1303,7 +1550,7 @@ http.sslKey:: variable. http.sslCertPasswordProtected:: - Enable git's password prompt for the SSL certificate. Otherwise + 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. @@ -1318,6 +1565,14 @@ http.sslCAPath:: with when fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CAPATH' environment variable. +http.sslTry:: + Attempt to use AUTH SSL/TLS and encrypted data transfers + when connecting via regular FTP protocol. This might be needed + if the FTP server requires it for security reasons or you wish + to connect securely whenever remote FTP server supports it. + Default is false since it might trigger certificate verification + errors on misconfigured servers. + http.maxRequests:: How many HTTP requests to launch in parallel. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS' environment variable. Default is 5. @@ -1350,15 +1605,60 @@ http.noEPSV:: http.useragent:: The HTTP USER_AGENT string presented to an HTTP server. The default - value represents the version of the client git such as git/1.7.1. + value represents the version of the client Git such as git/1.7.1. This option allows you to override this value to a more common value 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. +http.<url>.*:: + Any of the http.* options above can be applied selectively to some URLs. + For a config key to match a URL, each element of the config key is + compared to that of the URL, in the following order: ++ +-- +. Scheme (e.g., `https` in `https://example.com/`). This field + must match exactly between the config key and the URL. + +. Host/domain name (e.g., `example.com` in `https://example.com/`). + This field must match exactly between the config key and the URL. + +. Port number (e.g., `8080` in `http://example.com:8080/`). + This field must match exactly between the config key and the URL. + Omitted port numbers are automatically converted to the correct + default for the scheme before matching. + +. Path (e.g., `repo.git` in `https://example.com/repo.git`). The + path field of the config key must match the path field of the URL + either exactly or as a prefix of slash-delimited path elements. This means + a config key with path `foo/` matches URL path `foo/bar`. A prefix can only + match on a slash (`/`) boundary. Longer matches take precedence (so a config + key with path `foo/bar` is a better match to URL path `foo/bar` than a config + key with just path `foo/`). + +. User name (e.g., `user` in `https://user@example.com/repo.git`). If + the config key has a user name it must match the user name in the + URL exactly. If the config key does not have a user name, that + config key will match a URL with any user name (including none), + but at a lower precedence than a config key with a user name. +-- ++ +The list above is ordered by decreasing precedence; a URL that matches +a config key's path is preferred to one that matches its user name. For example, +if the URL is `https://user@example.com/foo/bar` a config key match of +`https://example.com/foo` will be preferred over a config key match of +`https://user@example.com`. ++ +All URLs are normalized before attempting any matching (the password part, +if embedded in the URL, is always ignored for matching purposes) so that +equivalent URLs that are simply spelled differently will match properly. +Environment variable settings always override any matches. The URLs that are +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. + i18n.commitEncoding:: - Character encoding the commit messages are stored in; git itself + Character encoding the commit messages are stored in; Git itself does not care per se, but this information is necessary e.g. when importing commits from emails or in the gitk graphical history browser (and possibly at other places in the future or in other @@ -1372,6 +1672,10 @@ imap:: The configuration variables in the 'imap' section are described in linkgit:git-imap-send[1]. +index.version:: + Specify the version with which new index files should be + initialized. This does not affect existing repositories. + init.templatedir:: Specify the directory from which templates will be copied. (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].) @@ -1400,21 +1704,21 @@ instaweb.port:: interactive.singlekey:: In interactive commands, allow the user to provide one-letter input with a single key (i.e., without hitting enter). - Currently this is used by the `\--patch` mode of + Currently this is used by the `--patch` mode of linkgit:git-add[1], linkgit:git-checkout[1], linkgit:git-commit[1], linkgit:git-reset[1], and linkgit:git-stash[1]. Note that this setting is silently ignored if portable keystroke input - is not available. + is not available; requires the Perl module Term::ReadKey. log.abbrevCommit:: If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and - linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `\--abbrev-commit`. You may - override this option with `\--no-abbrev-commit`. + linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--abbrev-commit`. You may + override this option with `--no-abbrev-commit`. log.date:: Set the default date-time mode for the 'log' command. Setting a value for log.date is similar to using 'git log''s - `\--date` option. Possible values are `relative`, `local`, + `--date` option. Possible values are `relative`, `local`, `default`, `iso`, `rfc`, and `short`; see linkgit:git-log[1] for details. @@ -1431,6 +1735,10 @@ log.showroot:: Tools like linkgit:git-log[1] or linkgit:git-whatchanged[1], which normally hide the root commit will now show it. True by default. +log.mailmap:: + If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and + linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--use-mailmap`. + mailmap.file:: The location of an augmenting mailmap file. The default mailmap, located in the root of the repository, is loaded @@ -1439,6 +1747,14 @@ mailmap.file:: subdirectory, or somewhere outside of the repository itself. See linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1]. +mailmap.blob:: + Like `mailmap.file`, but consider the value as a reference to a + blob in the repository. If both `mailmap.file` and + `mailmap.blob` are given, both are parsed, with entries from + `mailmap.file` taking precedence. In a bare repository, this + defaults to `HEAD:.mailmap`. In a non-bare repository, it + defaults to empty. + man.viewer:: Specify the programs that may be used to display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1]. @@ -1477,6 +1793,15 @@ mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode:: if the file has been updated, otherwise the user is prompted to indicate the success of the merge. +mergetool.meld.hasOutput:: + Older versions of `meld` do not support the `--output` option. + Git will attempt to detect whether `meld` supports `--output` + by inspecting the output of `meld --help`. Configuring + `mergetool.meld.hasOutput` will make Git skip these checks and + use the configured value instead. Setting `mergetool.meld.hasOutput` + to `true` tells Git to unconditionally use the `--output` option, + and `false` avoids using `--output`. + mergetool.keepBackup:: After performing a merge, the original file with conflict markers can be saved as a file with a `.orig` extension. If this variable @@ -1484,12 +1809,18 @@ mergetool.keepBackup:: `true` (i.e. keep the backup files). mergetool.keepTemporaries:: - When invoking a custom merge tool, git uses a set of temporary + When invoking a custom merge tool, Git uses a set of temporary files to pass to the tool. If the tool returns an error and this variable is set to `true`, then these temporary files will be preserved, otherwise they will be removed after the tool has exited. Defaults to `false`. +mergetool.writeToTemp:: + Git writes temporary 'BASE', 'LOCAL', and 'REMOTE' versions of + conflicting files in the worktree by default. Git will attempt + to use a temporary directory for these files when set `true`. + Defaults to `false`. + mergetool.prompt:: Prompt before each invocation of the merge resolution program. @@ -1512,7 +1843,7 @@ displayed. notes.rewrite.<command>:: When rewriting commits with <command> (currently `amend` or - `rebase`) and this variable is set to `true`, git + `rebase`) and this variable is set to `true`, Git automatically copies your notes from the original to the rewritten commit. Defaults to `true`, but see "notes.rewriteRef" below. @@ -1550,10 +1881,11 @@ pack.depth:: maximum depth is given on the command line. Defaults to 50. pack.windowMemory:: - The window memory size limit used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] - when no limit is given on the command line. The value can be - suffixed with "k", "m", or "g". Defaults to 0, meaning no - limit. + The maximum size of memory that is consumed by each thread + in linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] for pack window memory when + no limit is given on the command line. The value can be + suffixed with "k", "m", or "g". When left unconfigured (or + set explicitly to 0), there will be no limit. pack.compression:: An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects @@ -1592,7 +1924,7 @@ pack.threads:: warning. This is meant to reduce packing time on multiprocessor machines. The required amount of memory for the delta search window is however multiplied by the number of threads. - Specifying 0 will cause git to auto-detect the number of CPU's + Specifying 0 will cause Git to auto-detect the number of CPU's and set the number of threads accordingly. pack.indexVersion:: @@ -1604,29 +1936,49 @@ pack.indexVersion:: and this config option ignored whenever the corresponding pack is larger than 2 GB. + -If you have an old git that does not understand the version 2 `{asterisk}.idx` file, +If you have an old Git that does not understand the version 2 `*.idx` file, cloning or fetching over a non native protocol (e.g. "http" and "rsync") -that will copy both `{asterisk}.pack` file and corresponding `{asterisk}.idx` file from the +that will copy both `*.pack` file and corresponding `*.idx` file from the other side may give you a repository that cannot be accessed with your -older version of git. If the `{asterisk}.pack` file is smaller than 2 GB, however, +older version of Git. If the `*.pack` file is smaller than 2 GB, however, you can use linkgit:git-index-pack[1] on the *.pack file to regenerate -the `{asterisk}.idx` file. +the `*.idx` file. pack.packSizeLimit:: The maximum size of a pack. This setting only affects packing to a file when repacking, i.e. the git:// protocol - is unaffected. It can be overridden by the `\--max-pack-size` + is unaffected. It can be overridden by the `--max-pack-size` option of linkgit:git-repack[1]. The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB. The default is unlimited. Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported. +pack.useBitmaps:: + When true, git will use pack bitmaps (if available) when packing + to stdout (e.g., during the server side of a fetch). Defaults to + true. You should not generally need to turn this off unless + you are debugging pack bitmaps. + +pack.writebitmaps (deprecated):: + This is a deprecated synonym for `repack.writeBitmaps`. + +pack.writeBitmapHashCache:: + When true, git will include a "hash cache" section in the bitmap + index (if one is written). This cache can be used to feed git's + delta heuristics, potentially leading to better deltas between + bitmapped and non-bitmapped objects (e.g., when serving a fetch + between an older, bitmapped pack and objects that have been + pushed since the last gc). The downside is that it consumes 4 + bytes per object of disk space, and that JGit's bitmap + implementation does not understand it, causing it to complain if + Git and JGit are used on the same repository. Defaults to false. + pager.<cmd>:: If the value is boolean, turns on or off pagination of the - output of a particular git subcommand when writing to a tty. + output of a particular Git subcommand when writing to a tty. Otherwise, turns on pagination for the subcommand using the - pager specified by the value of `pager.<cmd>`. If `\--paginate` - or `\--no-pager` is specified on the command line, it takes + pager specified by the value of `pager.<cmd>`. If `--paginate` + or `--no-pager` is specified on the command line, it takes precedence over this option. To disable pagination for all commands, set `core.pager` or `GIT_PAGER` to `cat`. @@ -1634,18 +1986,32 @@ pretty.<name>:: Alias for a --pretty= format string, as specified in linkgit:git-log[1]. Any aliases defined here can be used just as the built-in pretty formats could. For example, - running `git config pretty.changelog "format:{asterisk} %H %s"` + running `git config pretty.changelog "format:* %H %s"` would cause the invocation `git log --pretty=changelog` - to be equivalent to running `git log "--pretty=format:{asterisk} %H %s"`. + to be equivalent to running `git log "--pretty=format:* %H %s"`. Note that an alias with the same name as a built-in format will be silently ignored. +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 + tip of the current branch is fast-forwarded. When set to `false`, + this variable tells Git to create an extra merge commit in such + a case (equivalent to giving the `--no-ff` option from the command + line). When set to `only`, only such fast-forward merges are + allowed (equivalent to giving the `--ff-only` option from the + command line). + pull.rebase:: When true, rebase branches on top of the fetched branch, instead of merging the default branch from the default remote when "git pull" is run. See "branch.<name>.rebase" for setting this on a per-branch basis. + + When preserve, also pass `--preserve-merges` along to 'git rebase' + so that locally committed merge commits will not be flattened + by running 'git pull'. ++ *NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details). @@ -1658,18 +2024,59 @@ pull.twohead:: The default merge strategy to use when pulling a single branch. push.default:: - Defines the action git push should take if no refspec is given - on the command line, no refspec is configured in the remote, and - no refspec is implied by any of the options given on the command - line. Possible values are: -+ -* `nothing` - do not push anything. -* `matching` - push all matching branches. - All branches having the same name in both ends are considered to be - matching. This is the default. -* `upstream` - push the current branch to its upstream branch. -* `tracking` - deprecated synonym for `upstream`. -* `current` - push the current branch to a branch of the same name. + Defines the action `git push` should take if no refspec is + explicitly given. Different values are well-suited for + specific workflows; for instance, in a purely central workflow + (i.e. the fetch source is equal to the push destination), + `upstream` is probably what you want. Possible values are: ++ +-- + +* `nothing` - do not push anything (error out) unless a refspec is + explicitly given. This is primarily meant for people who want to + avoid mistakes by always being explicit. + +* `current` - push the current branch to update a branch with the same + name on the receiving end. Works in both central and non-central + workflows. + +* `upstream` - push the current branch back to the branch whose + changes are usually integrated into the current branch (which is + called `@{upstream}`). This mode only makes sense if you are + pushing to the same repository you would normally pull from + (i.e. central workflow). + +* `simple` - in centralized workflow, work like `upstream` with an + added safety to refuse to push if the upstream branch's name is + different from the local one. ++ +When pushing to a remote that is different from the remote you normally +pull from, work as `current`. This is the safest option and is suited +for beginners. ++ +This mode has become the default in Git 2.0. + +* `matching` - push all branches having the same name on both ends. + This makes the repository you are pushing to remember the set of + branches that will be pushed out (e.g. if you always push 'maint' + and 'master' there and no other branches, the repository you push + to will have these two branches, and your local 'maint' and + 'master' will be pushed there). ++ +To use this mode effectively, you have to make sure _all_ the +branches you would push out are ready to be pushed out before +running 'git push', as the whole point of this mode is to allow you +to push all of the branches in one go. If you usually finish work +on only one branch and push out the result, while other branches are +unfinished, this mode is not for you. Also this mode is not +suitable for pushing into a shared central repository, as other +people may add new branches there, or update the tip of existing +branches outside your control. ++ +This used to be the default, but not since Git 2.0 (`simple` is the +new default). + +-- rebase.stat:: Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last @@ -1678,11 +2085,43 @@ rebase.stat:: rebase.autosquash:: If set to true enable '--autosquash' option by default. +rebase.autostash:: + When set to true, automatically create a temporary stash + 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. + +receive.advertiseatomic:: + By default, git-receive-pack will advertise the atomic push + capability to its clients. If you don't want to this capability + to be advertised, set this variable to false. + receive.autogc:: By default, git-receive-pack will run "git-gc --auto" after receiving data from git-push and updating refs. You can stop it by setting this variable to false. +receive.certnonceseed:: + By setting this variable to a string, `git receive-pack` + will accept a `git push --signed` and verifies it by using + a "nonce" protected by HMAC using this string as a secret + key. + +receive.certnonceslop:: + When a `git push --signed` sent a push certificate with a + "nonce" that was issued by a receive-pack serving the same + repository within this many seconds, export the "nonce" + found in the certificate to `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE` to the + hooks (instead of what the receive-pack asked the sending + side to include). This may allow writing checks in + `pre-receive` and `post-receive` a bit easier. Instead of + checking `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE_SLOP` environment variable + that records by how many seconds the nonce is stale to + decide if they want to accept the certificate, they only + can check `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE_STATUS` is `OK`. + receive.fsckObjects:: If it is set to true, git-receive-pack will check all received objects. It will abort in the case of a malformed object or a @@ -1716,6 +2155,17 @@ receive.denyCurrentBranch:: print a warning of such a push to stderr, but allow the push to proceed. If set to false or "ignore", allow such pushes with no message. Defaults to "refuse". ++ +Another option is "updateInstead" which will update the working +tree if pushing into the current branch. This option is +intended for synchronizing working directories when one side is not easily +accessible via interactive ssh (e.g. a live web site, hence the requirement +that the working directory be clean). This mode also comes in handy when +developing inside a VM to test and fix code on different Operating Systems. ++ +By default, "updateInstead" will refuse the push if the working tree or +the index have any difference from the HEAD, but the `push-to-checkout` +hook can be used to customize this. See linkgit:githooks[5]. receive.denyNonFastForwards:: If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update which is @@ -1723,10 +2173,28 @@ receive.denyNonFastForwards:: even if that push is forced. This configuration variable is set when initializing a shared repository. +receive.hiderefs:: + String(s) `receive-pack` uses to decide which refs to omit + from its initial advertisement. Use more than one + definitions to specify multiple prefix strings. A ref that + are under the hierarchies listed on the value of this + variable is excluded, and is hidden when responding to `git + push`, and an attempt to update or delete a hidden ref by + `git push` is rejected. + receive.updateserverinfo:: If set to true, git-receive-pack will run git-update-server-info after receiving data from git-push and updating refs. +receive.shallowupdate:: + If set to true, .git/shallow can be updated when new refs + require new shallow roots. Otherwise those refs are rejected. + +remote.pushdefault:: + The remote to push to by default. Overrides + `branch.<name>.remote` for all branches, and is overridden by + `branch.<name>.pushremote` for specific branches. + remote.<name>.url:: The URL of a remote repository. See linkgit:git-fetch[1] or linkgit:git-push[1]. @@ -1749,7 +2217,7 @@ remote.<name>.push:: remote.<name>.mirror:: If true, pushing to this remote will automatically behave - as if the `\--mirror` option was given on the command line. + as if the `--mirror` option was given on the command line. remote.<name>.skipDefaultUpdate:: If true, this remote will be skipped by default when updating @@ -1778,9 +2246,15 @@ remote.<name>.tagopt:: linkgit:git-fetch[1]. remote.<name>.vcs:: - Setting this to a value <vcs> will cause git to interact with + Setting this to a value <vcs> will cause Git to interact with the remote with the git-remote-<vcs> helper. +remote.<name>.prune:: + When set to true, fetching from this remote by default will also + remove any remote-tracking references that no longer exist on the + remote (as if the `--prune` option was given on the command line). + Overrides `fetch.prune` settings, if any. + remotes.<group>:: The list of remotes which are fetched by "git remote update <group>". See linkgit:git-remote[1]. @@ -1788,11 +2262,26 @@ remotes.<group>:: repack.usedeltabaseoffset:: By default, linkgit:git-repack[1] creates packs that use delta-base offset. If you need to share your repository with - git older than version 1.4.4, either directly or via a dumb + Git older than version 1.4.4, either directly or via a dumb protocol such as http, then you need to set this option to - "false" and repack. Access from old git versions over the + "false" and repack. Access from old Git versions over the native protocol are unaffected by this option. +repack.packKeptObjects:: + If set to true, makes `git repack` act as if + `--pack-kept-objects` was passed. See linkgit:git-repack[1] for + details. Defaults to `false` normally, but `true` if a bitmap + index is being written (either via `--write-bitmap-index` or + `repack.writeBitmaps`). + +repack.writeBitmaps:: + When true, git will write a bitmap index when packing all + objects to disk (e.g., when `git repack -a` is run). This + index can speed up the "counting objects" phase of subsequent + packs created for clones and fetches, at the cost of some disk + space and extra time spent on the initial repack. Defaults to + false. + rerere.autoupdate:: When set to true, `git-rerere` updates the index with the resulting contents after it cleanly resolves conflicts using @@ -1816,9 +2305,13 @@ sendemail.smtpencryption:: See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description. Note that this setting is not subject to the 'identity' mechanism. -sendemail.smtpssl:: +sendemail.smtpssl (deprecated):: Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.smtpencryption = ssl'. +sendemail.smtpsslcertpath:: + Path to ca-certificates (either a directory or a single file). + Set it to an empty string to disable certificate verification. + sendemail.<identity>.*:: Identity-specific versions of the 'sendemail.*' parameters found below, taking precedence over those when the this @@ -1827,6 +2320,7 @@ sendemail.<identity>.*:: sendemail.aliasesfile:: sendemail.aliasfiletype:: +sendemail.annotate:: sendemail.bcc:: sendemail.cc:: sendemail.cccmd:: @@ -1846,10 +2340,12 @@ sendemail.smtpserverport:: sendemail.smtpserveroption:: sendemail.smtpuser:: sendemail.thread:: +sendemail.transferencoding:: sendemail.validate:: +sendemail.xmailer:: See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description. -sendemail.signedoffcc:: +sendemail.signedoffcc (deprecated):: Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.signedoffbycc'. showbranch.default:: @@ -1859,15 +2355,30 @@ showbranch.default:: status.relativePaths:: By default, linkgit:git-status[1] shows paths relative to the current directory. Setting this variable to `false` shows paths - relative to the repository root (this was the default for git + relative to the repository root (this was the default for Git prior to v1.5.4). +status.short:: + Set to true to enable --short by default in linkgit:git-status[1]. + The option --no-short takes precedence over this variable. + +status.branch:: + Set to true to enable --branch by default in linkgit:git-status[1]. + The option --no-branch takes precedence over this variable. + +status.displayCommentPrefix:: + If set to true, linkgit:git-status[1] will insert a comment + prefix before each output line (starting with + `core.commentChar`, i.e. `#` by default). This was the + behavior of linkgit:git-status[1] in Git 1.8.4 and previous. + Defaults to false. + status.showUntrackedFiles:: By default, linkgit:git-status[1] and linkgit:git-commit[1] show files which are not currently tracked by Git. Directories which contain only untracked files, are shown with the directory name only. Showing untracked files means that Git needs to lstat() all - all the files in the whole repository, which might be slow on some + the files in the whole repository, which might be slow on some systems. So, this variable controls how the commands displays the untracked files. Possible values are: + @@ -1886,7 +2397,16 @@ status.submodulesummary:: If this is set to a non zero number or true (identical to -1 or an unlimited number), the submodule summary will be enabled and a summary of commits for modified submodules will be shown (see - --summary-limit option of linkgit:git-submodule[1]). + --summary-limit option of linkgit:git-submodule[1]). Please note + that the summary output command will be suppressed for all + submodules when `diff.ignoreSubmodules` is set to 'all' or only + for those submodules where `submodule.<name>.ignore=all`. The only + exception to that rule is that status and commit will show staged + submodule changes. To + also view the summary for ignored submodules you can either use + the --ignore-submodules=dirty command-line option or the 'git + submodule summary' command, which shows a similar output but does + not honor these settings. submodule.<name>.path:: submodule.<name>.url:: @@ -1897,17 +2417,25 @@ submodule.<name>.update:: URL and other values found in the `.gitmodules` file. See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details. +submodule.<name>.branch:: + The remote branch name for a submodule, used by `git submodule + update --remote`. Set this option to override the value found in + the `.gitmodules` file. See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and + linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details. + submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules:: This option can be used to control recursive fetching of this submodule. It can be overridden by using the --[no-]recurse-submodules - command line option to "git fetch" and "git pull". + command-line option to "git fetch" and "git pull". This setting will override that from in the linkgit:gitmodules[5] file. submodule.<name>.ignore:: Defines under what circumstances "git status" and the diff family show a submodule as modified. When set to "all", it will never be considered - modified, "dirty" will ignore all changes to the submodules work tree and + modified (but it will nonetheless show up in the output of status and + commit when it has been staged), "dirty" will ignore all changes + to the submodules work tree and takes only differences between the HEAD of the submodule and the commit recorded in the superproject into account. "untracked" will additionally let submodules with modified tracked files in their work tree show up. @@ -1915,7 +2443,13 @@ submodule.<name>.ignore:: submodules that have untracked files in their work tree as changed. This setting overrides any setting made in .gitmodules for this submodule, both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the - "--ignore-submodules" option. + "--ignore-submodules" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not + affected by this setting. + +tag.sort:: + This variable controls the sort ordering of tags when displayed by + linkgit:git-tag[1]. Without the "--sort=<value>" option provided, the + value of this variable will be used as the default. tar.umask:: This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of @@ -1929,18 +2463,56 @@ transfer.fsckObjects:: not set, the value of this variable is used instead. Defaults to false. +transfer.hiderefs:: + This variable can be used to set both `receive.hiderefs` + and `uploadpack.hiderefs` at the same time to the same + values. See entries for these other variables. + transfer.unpackLimit:: When `fetch.unpackLimit` or `receive.unpackLimit` are not set, the value of this variable is used instead. The default value is 100. +uploadarchive.allowUnreachable:: + If true, allow clients to use `git archive --remote` to request + any tree, whether reachable from the ref tips or not. See the + discussion in the `SECURITY` section of + linkgit:git-upload-archive[1] for more details. Defaults to + `false`. + +uploadpack.hiderefs:: + String(s) `upload-pack` uses to decide which refs to omit + from its initial advertisement. Use more than one + definitions to specify multiple prefix strings. A ref that + are under the hierarchies listed on the value of this + variable is excluded, and is hidden from `git ls-remote`, + `git fetch`, etc. An attempt to fetch a hidden ref by `git + fetch` will fail. See also `uploadpack.allowtipsha1inwant`. + +uploadpack.allowtipsha1inwant:: + When `uploadpack.hiderefs` is in effect, allow `upload-pack` + to accept a fetch request that asks for an object at the tip + of a hidden ref (by default, such a request is rejected). + see also `uploadpack.hiderefs`. + +uploadpack.keepalive:: + When `upload-pack` has started `pack-objects`, there may be a + quiet period while `pack-objects` prepares the pack. Normally + it would output progress information, but if `--quiet` was used + for the fetch, `pack-objects` will output nothing at all until + the pack data begins. Some clients and networks may consider + the server to be hung and give up. Setting this option instructs + `upload-pack` to send an empty keepalive packet every + `uploadpack.keepalive` seconds. Setting this option to 0 + disables keepalive packets entirely. The default is 5 seconds. + 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 large number of repositories, and serves them with multiple access methods, and some users need to use different access methods, this feature allows people to specify any of the - equivalent URLs and have git automatically rewrite the URL to + equivalent URLs and have Git automatically rewrite the URL to the best alternative for the particular user, even for a never-before-seen repository on the site. When more than one insteadOf strings match a given URL, the longest match is used. @@ -1951,11 +2523,11 @@ url.<base>.pushInsteadOf:: resulting URL will be pushed to. In cases where some site serves a large number of repositories, and serves them with multiple access methods, some of which do not allow push, this feature - allows people to specify a pull-only URL and have git + allows people to specify a pull-only URL and have Git automatically use an appropriate URL to push, even for a never-before-seen repository on the site. When more than one pushInsteadOf strings match a given URL, the longest match is - used. If a remote has an explicit pushurl, git will ignore this + used. If a remote has an explicit pushurl, Git will ignore this setting for that remote. user.email:: @@ -1969,11 +2541,11 @@ user.name:: environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]. user.signingkey:: - If linkgit:git-tag[1] is not selecting the key you want it to - automatically when creating a signed tag, you can override the - default selection with this variable. This option is passed - unchanged to gpg's --local-user parameter, so you may specify a key - using any method that gpg supports. + If linkgit:git-tag[1] or linkgit:git-commit[1] is not selecting the + key you want it to automatically when creating a signed tag or + commit, you can override the default selection with this variable. + This option is passed unchanged to gpg's --local-user parameter, + so you may specify a key using any method that gpg supports. web.browser:: Specify a web browser that may be used by some commands. |