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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/credential.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/feature.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/fetch.txt13
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/format.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/http.txt21
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/log.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/merge.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/pack.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/protocol.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/push.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/stash.txt18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/submodule.txt12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/tag.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/tar.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/trace2.txt9
15 files changed, 92 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/credential.txt b/Documentation/config/credential.txt
index 60fb3189e1..9d01641c28 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/credential.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/credential.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
credential.helper::
Specify an external helper to be called when a username or
password credential is needed; the helper may consult external
- storage to avoid prompting the user for the credentials. Note
- that multiple helpers may be defined. See linkgit:gitcredentials[7]
- for details.
+ storage to avoid prompting the user for the credentials. This is
+ normally the name of a credential helper with possible
+ arguments, but may also be an absolute path with arguments or, if
+ preceded by `!`, shell commands.
++
+Note that multiple helpers may be defined. See linkgit:gitcredentials[7]
+for details and examples.
credential.useHttpPath::
When acquiring credentials, consider the "path" component of an http
diff --git a/Documentation/config/feature.txt b/Documentation/config/feature.txt
index 875f8c8a66..4e3a5c0ceb 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/feature.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/feature.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ feature.experimental::
setting if you are interested in providing feedback on experimental
features. The new default values are:
+
-* `pack.useSparse=true` uses a new algorithm when constructing a pack-file
-which can improve `git push` performance in repos with many files.
-+
* `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=skipping` may improve fetch negotiation times by
skipping more commits at a time, reducing the number of round trips.
+
diff --git a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
index f11940280f..b1a9b1461d 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
fetch.recurseSubmodules::
- This option can be either set to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'.
+ This option controls whether `git fetch` (and the underlying fetch
+ in `git pull`) will recursively fetch into populated submodules.
+ This option can be set either to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'.
Setting it to a boolean changes the behavior of fetch and pull to
- unconditionally recurse into submodules when set to true or to not
- recurse at all when set to false. When set to 'on-demand' (the default
- value), fetch and pull will only recurse into a populated submodule
- when its superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's
+ recurse unconditionally into submodules when set to true or to not
+ recurse at all when set to false. When set to 'on-demand', fetch and
+ pull will only recurse into a populated submodule when its
+ superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's
reference.
+ Defaults to 'on-demand', or to the value of 'submodule.recurse' if set.
fetch.fsckObjects::
If it is set to true, git-fetch-pack will check all fetched
diff --git a/Documentation/config/format.txt b/Documentation/config/format.txt
index 45c7bd5a8f..564e8091ba 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/format.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/format.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ format.suffix::
`.patch`. Use this variable to change that suffix (make sure to
include the dot if you want it).
+format.encodeEmailHeaders::
+ Encode email headers that have non-ASCII characters with
+ "Q-encoding" (described in RFC 2047) for email transmission.
+ Defaults to true.
+
format.pretty::
The default pretty format for log/show/whatchanged command,
See linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1],
diff --git a/Documentation/config/http.txt b/Documentation/config/http.txt
index e806033aab..3968fbb697 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/http.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/http.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,27 @@ http.proxyAuthMethod::
* `ntlm` - NTLM authentication (compare the --ntlm option of `curl(1)`)
--
+http.proxySSLCert::
+ The pathname of a file that stores a client certificate to use to authenticate
+ with an HTTPS proxy. Can be overridden by the `GIT_PROXY_SSL_CERT` environment
+ variable.
+
+http.proxySSLKey::
+ The pathname of a file that stores a private key to use to authenticate with
+ an HTTPS proxy. Can be overridden by the `GIT_PROXY_SSL_KEY` environment
+ variable.
+
+http.proxySSLCertPasswordProtected::
+ Enable Git's password prompt for the proxy SSL certificate. Otherwise OpenSSL
+ will prompt the user, possibly many times, if the certificate or private key
+ is encrypted. Can be overriden by the `GIT_PROXY_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD_PROTECTED`
+ environment variable.
+
+http.proxySSLCAInfo::
+ Pathname to the file containing the certificate bundle that should be used to
+ verify the proxy with when using an HTTPS proxy. Can be overriden by the
+ `GIT_PROXY_SSL_CAINFO` environment variable.
+
http.emptyAuth::
Attempt authentication without seeking a username or password. This
can be used to attempt GSS-Negotiate authentication without specifying
diff --git a/Documentation/config/log.txt b/Documentation/config/log.txt
index e9e1e397f3..208d5fdcaa 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/log.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ log.decorate::
names are shown. This is the same as the `--decorate` option
of the `git log`.
+log.excludeDecoration::
+ Exclude the specified patterns from the log decorations. This is
+ similar to the `--decorate-refs-exclude` command-line option, but
+ the config option can be overridden by the `--decorate-refs`
+ option.
+
log.follow::
If `true`, `git log` will act as if the `--follow` option was used when
a single <path> is given. This has the same limitations as `--follow`,
diff --git a/Documentation/config/merge.txt b/Documentation/config/merge.txt
index 6a313937f8..cb2ed58907 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/merge.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ merge.stat::
Whether to print the diffstat between ORIG_HEAD and the merge result
at the end of the merge. True by default.
+merge.autoStash::
+ When set to true, automatically create a temporary stash entry
+ before the operation begins, and apply it after the operation
+ ends. This means that you can run merge on a dirty worktree.
+ However, use with care: the final stash application after a
+ successful merge might result in non-trivial conflicts.
+ This option can be overridden by the `--no-autostash` and
+ `--autostash` options of linkgit:git-merge[1].
+ Defaults to false.
+
merge.tool::
Controls which merge tool is used by linkgit:git-mergetool[1].
The list below shows the valid built-in values.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/pack.txt b/Documentation/config/pack.txt
index 0dac580581..837f1b1679 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/pack.txt
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ pack.useSparse::
objects. This can have significant performance benefits when
computing a pack to send a small change. However, it is possible
that extra objects are added to the pack-file if the included
- commits contain certain types of direct renames. Default is `false`
- unless `feature.experimental` is enabled.
+ commits contain certain types of direct renames. Default is
+ `true`.
pack.writeBitmaps (deprecated)::
This is a deprecated synonym for `repack.writeBitmaps`.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/protocol.txt b/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
index 756591d77b..0b40141613 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ protocol.version::
If set, clients will attempt to communicate with a server
using the specified protocol version. If the server does
not support it, communication falls back to version 0.
- If unset, the default is `2`.
+ If unset, the default is `0`.
Supported versions:
+
--
diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt
index 0a7aa322a9..f5e5b38c68 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt
@@ -112,3 +112,5 @@ push.recurseSubmodules::
is 'no' then default behavior of ignoring submodules when pushing
is retained. You may override this configuration at time of push by
specifying '--recurse-submodules=check|on-demand|no'.
+ If not set, 'no' is used by default, unless 'submodule.recurse' is
+ set (in which case a 'true' value means 'on-demand').
diff --git a/Documentation/config/stash.txt b/Documentation/config/stash.txt
index abc7ef4a3a..00eb35434e 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/stash.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
stash.useBuiltin::
- Set to `false` to use the legacy shell script implementation of
- linkgit:git-stash[1]. Is `true` by default, which means use
- the built-in rewrite of it in C.
-+
-The C rewrite is first included with Git version 2.22 (and Git for Windows
-version 2.19). This option serves as an escape hatch to re-enable the
-legacy version in case any bugs are found in the rewrite. This option and
-the shell script version of linkgit:git-stash[1] will be removed in some
-future release.
-+
-If you find some reason to set this option to `false`, other than
-one-off testing, you should report the behavior difference as a bug in
-Git (see https://git-scm.com/community for details).
+ Unused configuration variable. Used in Git versions 2.22 to
+ 2.26 as an escape hatch to enable the legacy shellscript
+ implementation of stash. Now the built-in rewrite of it in C
+ is always used. Setting this will emit a warning, to alert any
+ remaining users that setting this now does nothing.
stash.showPatch::
If this is set to true, the `git stash show` command without an
diff --git a/Documentation/config/submodule.txt b/Documentation/config/submodule.txt
index b33177151c..d7a63c8c12 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/submodule.txt
@@ -59,9 +59,17 @@ submodule.active::
submodule.recurse::
Specifies if commands recurse into submodules by default. This
- applies to all commands that have a `--recurse-submodules` option,
- except `clone`.
+ applies to all commands that have a `--recurse-submodules` option
+ (`checkout`, `fetch`, `grep`, `pull`, `push`, `read-tree`, `reset`,
+ `restore` and `switch`) except `clone` and `ls-files`.
Defaults to false.
+ When set to true, it can be deactivated via the
+ `--no-recurse-submodules` option. Note that some Git commands
+ lacking this option may call some of the above commands affected by
+ `submodule.recurse`; for instance `git remote update` will call
+ `git fetch` but does not have a `--no-recurse-submodules` option.
+ For these commands a workaround is to temporarily change the
+ configuration value by using `git -c submodule.recurse=0`.
submodule.fetchJobs::
Specifies how many submodules are fetched/cloned at the same time.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/tag.txt b/Documentation/config/tag.txt
index 6d9110d84c..5062a057ff 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/tag.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,3 @@ tag.gpgSign::
convenient to use an agent to avoid typing your gpg passphrase
several times. Note that this option doesn't affect tag signing
behavior enabled by "-u <keyid>" or "--local-user=<keyid>" options.
-
-tar.umask::
- This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of
- tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the
- world write bit. The special value "user" indicates that the
- archiving user's umask will be used instead. See umask(2) and
- linkgit:git-archive[1].
diff --git a/Documentation/config/tar.txt b/Documentation/config/tar.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de8ff48ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/tar.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+tar.umask::
+ This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of
+ tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the
+ world write bit. The special value "user" indicates that the
+ archiving user's umask will be used instead. See umask(2) and
+ linkgit:git-archive[1].
diff --git a/Documentation/config/trace2.txt b/Documentation/config/trace2.txt
index 4ce0b9a6d1..01d3afd8a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/trace2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/trace2.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ trace2.configParams::
May be overridden by the `GIT_TRACE2_CONFIG_PARAMS` environment
variable. Unset by default.
+trace2.envVars::
+ A comma-separated list of "important" environment variables that should
+ be recorded in the trace2 output. For example,
+ `GIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT,GIT_CONFIG` would cause the trace2 output to
+ contain events listing the overrides for HTTP user agent and the
+ location of the Git configuration file (assuming any are set). May be
+ overriden by the `GIT_TRACE2_ENV_VARS` environment variable. Unset by
+ default.
+
trace2.destinationDebug::
Boolean. When true Git will print error messages when a
trace target destination cannot be opened for writing.