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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 475e874d51..dd4beec39d 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -79,14 +79,20 @@ escape sequences) are invalid. Includes ~~~~~~~~ +The `include` and `includeIf` sections allow you to include config +directives from another source. These sections behave identically to +each other with the exception that `includeIf` sections may be ignored +if their condition does not evaluate to true; see "Conditional includes" +below. + You can include a config file from another by setting the special -`include.path` variable to the name of the file to be included. The -variable takes a pathname as its value, and is subject to tilde -expansion. `include.path` can be given multiple times. +`include.path` (or `includeIf.*.path`) variable to the name of the file +to be included. The variable takes a pathname as its value, and is +subject to tilde expansion. These variables can be given multiple times. -The 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 +The contents of the included file are inserted immediately, as if they +had been found at the location of the include directive. If the value of the +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. @@ -95,8 +101,7 @@ Conditional includes You can include a config file from another conditionally by setting a `includeIf.<condition>.path` variable to the name of the file to be -included. The variable's value is treated the same way as -`include.path`. `includeIf.<condition>.path` can be given multiple times. +included. The condition starts with a keyword followed by a colon and some data whose format and meaning depends on the keyword. Supported keywords @@ -140,6 +145,16 @@ A few more notes on matching via `gitdir` and `gitdir/i`: * Symlinks in `$GIT_DIR` are not resolved before matching. + * Both the symlink & realpath versions of paths will be matched + outside of `$GIT_DIR`. E.g. if ~/git is a symlink to + /mnt/storage/git, both `gitdir:~/git` and `gitdir:/mnt/storage/git` + will match. ++ +This was not the case in the initial release of this feature in +v2.13.0, which only matched the realpath version. Configuration that +wants to be compatible with the initial release of this feature needs +to either specify only the realpath version, or both versions. + * Note that "../" is not special and will match literally, which is unlikely what you want. @@ -167,8 +182,8 @@ 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 `$HOME` directory + path = foo.inc ; find "foo.inc" relative to the current file + path = ~/foo.inc ; find "foo.inc" in your `$HOME` directory ; include if $GIT_DIR is /path/to/foo/.git [includeIf "gitdir:/path/to/foo/.git"] @@ -182,6 +197,12 @@ Example [includeIf "gitdir:~/to/group/"] path = /path/to/foo.inc + ; relative paths are always relative to the including + ; file (if the condition is true); their location is not + ; affected by the condition + [includeIf "gitdir:/path/to/group/"] + path = foo.inc + Values ~~~~~~ @@ -334,7 +355,7 @@ core.fileMode:: is to be honored. + Some filesystems lose the executable bit when a file that is -marked as executable is checked out, or checks out an +marked as executable is checked out, or checks out a 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 @@ -862,6 +883,7 @@ core.abbrev:: computed based on the approximate number of packed objects in your repository, which hopefully is enough for abbreviated object names to stay unique for some time. + The minimum length is 4. add.ignoreErrors:: add.ignore-errors (deprecated):: @@ -1137,7 +1159,10 @@ color.status.<slot>:: `untracked` (files which are not tracked by Git), `branch` (the current branch), `nobranch` (the color the 'no branch' warning is shown in, defaulting - to red), or + to red), + `localBranch` or `remoteBranch` (the local and remote branch names, + respectively, when branch and tracking information is displayed in the + status short-format), or `unmerged` (files which have unmerged changes). color.ui:: @@ -2140,6 +2165,10 @@ 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.showSignature:: + If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and + linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--show-signature`. + log.mailmap:: If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--use-mailmap`. @@ -2620,9 +2649,8 @@ receive.advertiseAtomic:: capability, set this variable to false. receive.advertisePushOptions:: - By default, git-receive-pack will advertise the push options - capability to its clients. If you don't want to advertise this - capability, set this variable to false. + When set to true, git-receive-pack will advertise the push options + capability to its clients. False by default. receive.autogc:: By default, git-receive-pack will run "git-gc --auto" after @@ -3208,6 +3236,13 @@ url.<base>.insteadOf:: 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. ++ +Note that any protocol restrictions will be applied to the rewritten +URL. If the rewrite changes the URL to use a custom protocol or remote +helper, you may need to adjust the `protocol.*.allow` config to permit +the request. In particular, protocols you expect to use for submodules +must be set to `always` rather than the default of `user`. See the +description of `protocol.allow` above. url.<base>.pushInsteadOf:: Any URL that starts with this value will not be pushed to; |