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diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..57fcd4c862 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/config/advice.txt @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +advice.*:: + These variables control various optional help messages designed to + aid new users. All 'advice.*' variables default to 'true', and you + can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false': ++ +-- + 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:: + 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. + resetQuiet:: + Advice to consider using the `--quiet` option to linkgit:git-reset[1] + when the command takes more than 2 seconds to enumerate unstaged + changes after reset. + resolveConflict:: + Advice shown by various commands when conflicts + prevent the operation from being performed. + implicitIdentity:: + Advice on how to set your identity configuration when + your information is guessed from the system username and + domain name. + detachedHead:: + 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. + checkoutAmbiguousRemoteBranchName:: + Advice shown when the argument to + linkgit:git-checkout[1] ambiguously resolves to a + remote tracking branch on more than one remote in + situations where an unambiguous argument would have + otherwise caused a remote-tracking branch to be + checked out. See the `checkout.defaultRemote` + configuration variable for how to set a given remote + to used by default in some situations where this + advice would be printed. + 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. + addEmbeddedRepo:: + Advice on what to do when you've accidentally added one + git repo inside of another. + ignoredHook:: + Advice shown if a hook is ignored because the hook is not + set as executable. + waitingForEditor:: + Print a message to the terminal whenever Git is waiting for + editor input from the user. +-- |