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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 6e53fc5074..ec57a15ac5 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ advice.*:: 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:: @@ -210,17 +213,6 @@ 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. - core.ignorecase:: If true, this option enables various workarounds to enable Git to work better on filesystems that are not case sensitive, @@ -876,16 +868,17 @@ 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 @@ -919,17 +912,21 @@ 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 @@ -937,24 +934,39 @@ column.ui:: 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 (default) + 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 -- -+ -This option defaults to 'never'. 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. @@ -1826,39 +1838,59 @@ 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: + 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. -* `matching` - push all branches having the same name in both ends. - This is for those who prepare all the branches into a publishable - shape and then push them out with a single command. It is not - appropriate for pushing into a repository shared by multiple users, - since locally stalled branches will attempt a non-fast forward push - if other users updated the branch. - + - This is currently the default, but Git 2.0 will change the default - to `simple`. -* `upstream` - push the current branch to its upstream branch - (`tracking` is a deprecated synonym for this). - With this, `git push` will update the same remote ref as the one which - is merged by `git pull`, making `push` and `pull` symmetrical. - See "branch.<name>.merge" for how to configure the upstream branch. -* `simple` - like `upstream`, but refuses to push if the upstream - branch's name is different from the local one. This is the safest - option and is well-suited for beginners. It will become the default - in Git 2.0. -* `current` - push the current branch to a branch of the same name. --- + +* `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 will 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. + -The `simple`, `current` and `upstream` modes are for those who want to -push out a single branch after finishing work, even when the other -branches are not yet ready to be pushed out. If you are working with -other people to push into the same shared repository, you would want -to use one of these. +This is currently the default, but Git 2.0 will change the default +to `simple`. + +-- rebase.stat:: Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last @@ -1867,6 +1899,14 @@ 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.autogc:: By default, git-receive-pack will run "git-gc --auto" after receiving data from git-push and updating refs. You can stop @@ -2022,6 +2062,10 @@ sendemail.smtpencryption:: sendemail.smtpssl:: 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 @@ -2066,6 +2110,14 @@ status.relativePaths:: 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.showUntrackedFiles:: By default, linkgit:git-status[1] and linkgit:git-commit[1] show files which are not currently tracked by Git. 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