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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/advice.txt13
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/blame.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/checkout.txt42
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/clone.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/color.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/commitgraph.txt14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/core.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/credential.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/diff.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/feature.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/fetch.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/fmt-merge-msg.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/format.txt11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/gc.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/help.txt15
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/http.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/index.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/init.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/log.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/lsrefs.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/maintenance.txt60
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/merge.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/mergetool.txt25
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/pack.txt45
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/protocol.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/push.txt26
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/rebase.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/receive.txt22
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/sendemail.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/stash.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/trace2.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/transfer.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/uploadpack.txt11
33 files changed, 314 insertions, 70 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
index bdd37c3eaa..8b2849ff7b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/advice.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ advice.*::
that the check is disabled.
pushUpdateRejected::
Set this variable to 'false' if you want to disable
- 'pushNonFFCurrent',
- 'pushNonFFMatching', 'pushAlreadyExists',
- 'pushFetchFirst', and 'pushNeedsForce'
+ 'pushNonFFCurrent', 'pushNonFFMatching', 'pushAlreadyExists',
+ 'pushFetchFirst', 'pushNeedsForce', and 'pushRefNeedsUpdate'
simultaneously.
pushNonFFCurrent::
Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a
@@ -41,6 +40,10 @@ advice.*::
we can still suggest that the user push to either
refs/heads/* or refs/tags/* based on the type of the
source object.
+ pushRefNeedsUpdate::
+ Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects a forced update of
+ a branch when its remote-tracking ref has updates that we
+ do not have locally.
statusAheadBehind::
Shown when linkgit:git-status[1] computes the ahead/behind
counts for a local ref compared to its remote tracking ref,
@@ -116,4 +119,8 @@ advice.*::
addEmptyPathspec::
Advice shown if a user runs the add command without providing
the pathspec parameter.
+ updateSparsePath::
+ Advice shown when either linkgit:git-add[1] or linkgit:git-rm[1]
+ is asked to update index entries outside the current sparse
+ checkout.
--
diff --git a/Documentation/config/blame.txt b/Documentation/config/blame.txt
index 9468e8599c..4d047c1790 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/blame.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/blame.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ blame.ignoreRevsFile::
file names will reset the list of ignored revisions. This option will
be handled before the command line option `--ignore-revs-file`.
-blame.markUnblamables::
+blame.markUnblamableLines::
Mark lines that were changed by an ignored revision that we could not
attribute to another commit with a '*' in the output of
linkgit:git-blame[1].
diff --git a/Documentation/config/checkout.txt b/Documentation/config/checkout.txt
index 6b646813ab..bfbca90f0e 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/checkout.txt
@@ -1,18 +1,44 @@
checkout.defaultRemote::
- When you run 'git checkout <something>'
- or 'git switch <something>' and only have one
+ When you run `git checkout <something>`
+ or `git switch <something>` and only have one
remote, it may implicitly fall back on checking out and
- tracking e.g. 'origin/<something>'. This stops working as soon
- as you have more than one remote with a '<something>'
+ tracking e.g. `origin/<something>`. This stops working as soon
+ as you have more than one remote with a `<something>`
reference. This setting allows for setting the name of a
preferred remote that should always win when it comes to
disambiguation. The typical use-case is to set this to
`origin`.
+
Currently this is used by linkgit:git-switch[1] and
-linkgit:git-checkout[1] when 'git checkout <something>'
-or 'git switch <something>'
-will checkout the '<something>' branch on another remote,
-and by linkgit:git-worktree[1] when 'git worktree add' refers to a
+linkgit:git-checkout[1] when `git checkout <something>`
+or `git switch <something>`
+will checkout the `<something>` branch on another remote,
+and by linkgit:git-worktree[1] when `git worktree add` refers to a
remote branch. This setting might be used for other checkout-like
commands or functionality in the future.
+
+checkout.guess::
+ Provides the default value for the `--guess` or `--no-guess`
+ option in `git checkout` and `git switch`. See
+ linkgit:git-switch[1] and linkgit:git-checkout[1].
+
+checkout.workers::
+ The number of parallel workers to use when updating the working tree.
+ The default is one, i.e. sequential execution. If set to a value less
+ than one, Git will use as many workers as the number of logical cores
+ available. This setting and `checkout.thresholdForParallelism` affect
+ all commands that perform checkout. E.g. checkout, clone, reset,
+ sparse-checkout, etc.
++
+Note: parallel checkout usually delivers better performance for repositories
+located on SSDs or over NFS. For repositories on spinning disks and/or machines
+with a small number of cores, the default sequential checkout often performs
+better. The size and compression level of a repository might also influence how
+well the parallel version performs.
+
+checkout.thresholdForParallelism::
+ When running parallel checkout with a small number of files, the cost
+ of subprocess spawning and inter-process communication might outweigh
+ the parallelization gains. This setting allows to define the minimum
+ number of files for which parallel checkout should be attempted. The
+ default is 100.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/clone.txt b/Documentation/config/clone.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bcfbd18a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/clone.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+clone.defaultRemoteName::
+ The name of the remote to create when cloning a repository. Defaults to
+ `origin`, and can be overridden by passing the `--origin` command-line
+ option to linkgit:git-clone[1].
+
+clone.rejectShallow::
+ Reject to clone a repository if it is a shallow one, can be overridden by
+ passing option `--reject-shallow` in command line. See linkgit:git-clone[1]
diff --git a/Documentation/config/color.txt b/Documentation/config/color.txt
index d5daacb13a..e05d520a86 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/color.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/color.txt
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ color.interactive.<slot>::
interactive commands.
color.pager::
- A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
- use (default is true).
+ A boolean to specify whether `auto` color modes should colorize
+ output going to the pager. Defaults to true; set this to false
+ if your pager does not understand ANSI color codes.
color.push::
A boolean to enable/disable color in push errors. May be set to
diff --git a/Documentation/config/commitgraph.txt b/Documentation/config/commitgraph.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30604e4a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/commitgraph.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+commitGraph.generationVersion::
+ Specifies the type of generation number version to use when writing
+ or reading the commit-graph file. If version 1 is specified, then
+ the corrected commit dates will not be written or read. Defaults to
+ 2.
+
+commitGraph.maxNewFilters::
+ Specifies the default value for the `--max-new-filters` option of `git
+ commit-graph write` (c.f., linkgit:git-commit-graph[1]).
+
+commitGraph.readChangedPaths::
+ If true, then git will use the changed-path Bloom filters in the
+ commit-graph file (if it exists, and they are present). Defaults to
+ true. See linkgit:git-commit-graph[1] for more information.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/core.txt b/Documentation/config/core.txt
index 74619a9c03..c04f62a54a 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/core.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/core.txt
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ the largest projects. You probably do not need to adjust this value.
Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
core.deltaBaseCacheLimit::
- Maximum number of bytes to reserve for caching base objects
+ Maximum number of bytes per thread to reserve for caching base objects
that may be referenced by multiple deltified objects. By storing the
entire decompressed base objects in a cache Git is able
to avoid unpacking and decompressing frequently used base
@@ -606,8 +606,8 @@ core.useReplaceRefs::
core.multiPackIndex::
Use the multi-pack-index file to track multiple packfiles using a
- single index. See link:technical/multi-pack-index.html[the
- multi-pack-index design document].
+ single index. See linkgit:git-multi-pack-index[1] for more
+ information. Defaults to true.
core.sparseCheckout::
Enable "sparse checkout" feature. See linkgit:git-sparse-checkout[1]
@@ -625,4 +625,6 @@ 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.
+ If set to "no", no abbreviation is made and the object names
+ are shown in their full length.
The minimum length is 4.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/credential.txt b/Documentation/config/credential.txt
index 9d01641c28..512f31876e 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/credential.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/credential.txt
@@ -28,3 +28,9 @@ credential.<url>.*::
credentialCache.ignoreSIGHUP::
Tell git-credential-cache--daemon to ignore SIGHUP, instead of quitting.
+
+credentialStore.lockTimeoutMS::
+ The length of time, in milliseconds, for git-credential-store to retry
+ when trying to lock the credentials file. Value 0 means not to retry at
+ all; -1 means to try indefinitely. Default is 1000 (i.e., retry for
+ 1s).
diff --git a/Documentation/config/diff.txt b/Documentation/config/diff.txt
index c3ae136eba..2d3331f55c 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/diff.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/diff.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ diff.ignoreSubmodules::
and 'git status' when `status.submoduleSummary` is set unless it is
overridden by using the --ignore-submodules command-line option.
The 'git submodule' commands are not affected by this setting.
+ By default this is set to untracked so that any untracked
+ submodules are ignored.
diff.mnemonicPrefix::
If set, 'git diff' uses a prefix pair that is different from the
diff --git a/Documentation/config/feature.txt b/Documentation/config/feature.txt
index c0cbf2bb1c..cdecd04e5b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/feature.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/feature.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ feature.experimental::
+
* `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=skipping` may improve fetch negotiation times by
skipping more commits at a time, reducing the number of round trips.
-+
-* `protocol.version=2` speeds up fetches from repositories with many refs by
-allowing the client to specify which refs to list before the server lists
-them.
feature.manyFiles::
Enable config options that optimize for repos with many files in the
diff --git a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
index 6af6f5edb2..63748c02b7 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ fetch.negotiationAlgorithm::
setting defaults to "skipping".
Unknown values will cause 'git fetch' to error out.
+
-See also the `--negotiation-tip` option for linkgit:git-fetch[1].
+See also the `--negotiate-only` and `--negotiation-tip` options to
+linkgit:git-fetch[1].
fetch.showForcedUpdates::
Set to false to enable `--no-show-forced-updates` in
diff --git a/Documentation/config/fmt-merge-msg.txt b/Documentation/config/fmt-merge-msg.txt
index a8e8f74d0a..3fbf40e24f 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/fmt-merge-msg.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/fmt-merge-msg.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ merge.suppressDest::
By adding a glob that matches the names of integration
branches to this multi-valued configuration variable, the
default merge message computed for merges into these
- integration branches will omit " into <branch name>" from
+ integration branches will omit "into <branch name>" from
its title.
+
An element with an empty value can be used to clear the list
diff --git a/Documentation/config/format.txt b/Documentation/config/format.txt
index 564e8091ba..fdbc06a4d2 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/format.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/format.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ format.thread::
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
+ format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the `Signed-off-by` trailer 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.
@@ -94,9 +94,16 @@ format.outputDirectory::
Set a custom directory to store the resulting files instead of the
current working directory. All directory components will be created.
+format.filenameMaxLength::
+ The maximum length of the output filenames generated by the
+ `format-patch` command; defaults to 64. Can be overridden
+ by the `--filename-max-length=<n>` command line option.
+
format.useAutoBase::
A boolean value which lets you enable the `--base=auto` option of
- format-patch by default.
+ format-patch by default. Can also be set to "whenAble" to allow
+ enabling `--base=auto` if a suitable base is available, but to skip
+ adding base info otherwise without the format dying.
format.notes::
Provides the default value for the `--notes` option to
diff --git a/Documentation/config/gc.txt b/Documentation/config/gc.txt
index 00ea0a678e..c834e07991 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/gc.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ gc.autoDetach::
gc.bigPackThreshold::
If non-zero, all packs larger than this limit are kept when
- `git gc` is run. This is very similar to `--keep-base-pack`
+ `git gc` is run. This is very similar to `--keep-largest-pack`
except that all packs that meet the threshold are kept, not
- just the base pack. Defaults to zero. Common unit suffixes of
+ just the largest pack. Defaults to zero. Common unit suffixes of
'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
+
Note that if the number of kept packs is more than gc.autoPackLimit,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ gc.autoPackLimit and gc.bigPackThreshold should be respected again.
If the amount of memory estimated for `git repack` to run smoothly is
not available and `gc.bigPackThreshold` is not set, the largest pack
will also be excluded (this is the equivalent of running `git gc` with
-`--keep-base-pack`).
+`--keep-largest-pack`).
gc.writeCommitGraph::
If true, then gc will rewrite the commit-graph file when
diff --git a/Documentation/config/help.txt b/Documentation/config/help.txt
index 224bbf5a28..783a90a0f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/help.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/help.txt
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ help.format::
the default. 'web' and 'html' are the same.
help.autoCorrect::
- Automatically correct and execute mistyped commands after
- waiting for the given number of deciseconds (0.1 sec). If more
- than one command can be deduced from the entered text, nothing
- will be executed. If the value of this option is negative,
- the corrected command will be executed immediately. If the
- value is 0 - the command will be just shown but not executed.
- This is the default.
+ If git detects typos and can identify exactly one valid command similar
+ to the error, git will automatically run the intended command after
+ waiting a duration of time defined by this configuration value in
+ deciseconds (0.1 sec). If this value is 0, the suggested corrections
+ will be shown, but not executed. If it is a negative integer, or
+ "immediate", the suggested command
+ is run immediately. If "never", suggestions are not shown at all. The
+ default value is zero.
help.htmlPath::
Specify the path where the HTML documentation resides. File system paths
diff --git a/Documentation/config/http.txt b/Documentation/config/http.txt
index 3968fbb697..7003661c0d 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/http.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/http.txt
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ http.proxySSLKey::
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`
+ is encrypted. Can be overridden 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
+ verify the proxy with when using an HTTPS proxy. Can be overridden by the
`GIT_PROXY_SSL_CAINFO` environment variable.
http.emptyAuth::
diff --git a/Documentation/config/index.txt b/Documentation/config/index.txt
index 7cb50b37e9..75f3a2d105 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/index.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ index.recordOffsetTable::
Defaults to 'true' if index.threads has been explicitly enabled,
'false' otherwise.
+index.sparse::
+ When enabled, write the index using sparse-directory entries. This
+ has no effect unless `core.sparseCheckout` and
+ `core.sparseCheckoutCone` are both enabled. Defaults to 'false'.
+
index.threads::
Specifies the number of threads to spawn when loading the index.
This is meant to reduce index load time on multiprocessor machines.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/init.txt b/Documentation/config/init.txt
index dc77f8c844..79c79d6617 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/init.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/init.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ init.templateDir::
init.defaultBranch::
Allows overriding the default branch name e.g. when initializing
- a new repository or when cloning an empty repository.
+ a new repository.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/log.txt b/Documentation/config/log.txt
index 208d5fdcaa..456eb07800 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/log.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ log.excludeDecoration::
the config option can be overridden by the `--decorate-refs`
option.
+log.diffMerges::
+ Set default diff format to be used for merge commits. See
+ `--diff-merges` in linkgit:git-log[1] for details.
+ Defaults to `separate`.
+
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/lsrefs.txt b/Documentation/config/lsrefs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adeda0f24d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/lsrefs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+lsrefs.unborn::
+ May be "advertise" (the default), "allow", or "ignore". If "advertise",
+ the server will respond to the client sending "unborn" (as described in
+ protocol-v2.txt) and will advertise support for this feature during the
+ protocol v2 capability advertisement. "allow" is the same as
+ "advertise" except that the server will not advertise support for this
+ feature; this is useful for load-balanced servers that cannot be
+ updated atomically (for example), since the administrator could
+ configure "allow", then after a delay, configure "advertise".
diff --git a/Documentation/config/maintenance.txt b/Documentation/config/maintenance.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18f0562131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/maintenance.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+maintenance.auto::
+ This boolean config option controls whether some commands run
+ `git maintenance run --auto` after doing their normal work. Defaults
+ to true.
+
+maintenance.strategy::
+ This string config option provides a way to specify one of a few
+ recommended schedules for background maintenance. This only affects
+ which tasks are run during `git maintenance run --schedule=X`
+ commands, provided no `--task=<task>` arguments are provided.
+ Further, if a `maintenance.<task>.schedule` config value is set,
+ then that value is used instead of the one provided by
+ `maintenance.strategy`. The possible strategy strings are:
++
+* `none`: This default setting implies no task are run at any schedule.
+* `incremental`: This setting optimizes for performing small maintenance
+ activities that do not delete any data. This does not schedule the `gc`
+ task, but runs the `prefetch` and `commit-graph` tasks hourly, the
+ `loose-objects` and `incremental-repack` tasks daily, and the `pack-refs`
+ task weekly.
+
+maintenance.<task>.enabled::
+ This boolean config option controls whether the maintenance task
+ with name `<task>` is run when no `--task` option is specified to
+ `git maintenance run`. These config values are ignored if a
+ `--task` option exists. By default, only `maintenance.gc.enabled`
+ is true.
+
+maintenance.<task>.schedule::
+ This config option controls whether or not the given `<task>` runs
+ during a `git maintenance run --schedule=<frequency>` command. The
+ value must be one of "hourly", "daily", or "weekly".
+
+maintenance.commit-graph.auto::
+ This integer config option controls how often the `commit-graph` task
+ should be run as part of `git maintenance run --auto`. If zero, then
+ the `commit-graph` task will not run with the `--auto` option. A
+ negative value will force the task to run every time. Otherwise, a
+ positive value implies the command should run when the number of
+ reachable commits that are not in the commit-graph file is at least
+ the value of `maintenance.commit-graph.auto`. The default value is
+ 100.
+
+maintenance.loose-objects.auto::
+ This integer config option controls how often the `loose-objects` task
+ should be run as part of `git maintenance run --auto`. If zero, then
+ the `loose-objects` task will not run with the `--auto` option. A
+ negative value will force the task to run every time. Otherwise, a
+ positive value implies the command should run when the number of
+ loose objects is at least the value of `maintenance.loose-objects.auto`.
+ The default value is 100.
+
+maintenance.incremental-repack.auto::
+ This integer config option controls how often the `incremental-repack`
+ task should be run as part of `git maintenance run --auto`. If zero,
+ then the `incremental-repack` task will not run with the `--auto`
+ option. A negative value will force the task to run every time.
+ Otherwise, a positive value implies the command should run when the
+ number of pack-files not in the multi-pack-index is at least the value
+ of `maintenance.incremental-repack.auto`. The default value is 10.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/merge.txt b/Documentation/config/merge.txt
index cb2ed58907..6b66c83eab 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/merge.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ merge.defaultToUpstream::
branches at the remote named by `branch.<current branch>.remote`
are consulted, and then they are mapped via `remote.<remote>.fetch`
to their corresponding remote-tracking branches, and the tips of
- these tracking branches are merged.
+ these tracking branches are merged. Defaults to true.
merge.ff::
By default, Git does not create an extra merge commit when merging
diff --git a/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt b/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt
index 09ed31dbfa..cafbbef46a 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ mergetool.<tool>.cmd::
merged; 'MERGED' contains the name of the file to which the merge
tool should write the results of a successful merge.
+mergetool.<tool>.hideResolved::
+ Allows the user to override the global `mergetool.hideResolved` value
+ for a specific tool. See `mergetool.hideResolved` for the full
+ description.
+
mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode::
For a custom merge command, specify whether the exit code of
the merge command can be used to determine whether the merge was
@@ -30,6 +35,26 @@ mergetool.meld.hasOutput::
to `true` tells Git to unconditionally use the `--output` option,
and `false` avoids using `--output`.
+mergetool.meld.useAutoMerge::
+ When the `--auto-merge` is given, meld will merge all non-conflicting
+ parts automatically, highlight the conflicting parts and wait for
+ user decision. Setting `mergetool.meld.useAutoMerge` to `true` tells
+ Git to unconditionally use the `--auto-merge` option with `meld`.
+ Setting this value to `auto` makes git detect whether `--auto-merge`
+ is supported and will only use `--auto-merge` when available. A
+ value of `false` avoids using `--auto-merge` altogether, and is the
+ default value.
+
+mergetool.hideResolved::
+ During a merge Git will automatically resolve as many conflicts as
+ possible and write the 'MERGED' file containing conflict markers around
+ any conflicts that it cannot resolve; 'LOCAL' and 'REMOTE' normally
+ represent the versions of the file from before Git's conflict
+ resolution. This flag causes 'LOCAL' and 'REMOTE' to be overwriten so
+ that only the unresolved conflicts are presented to the merge tool. Can
+ be configured per-tool via the `mergetool.<tool>.hideResolved`
+ configuration variable. Defaults to `false`.
+
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
diff --git a/Documentation/config/pack.txt b/Documentation/config/pack.txt
index 837f1b1679..763f7af7c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/pack.txt
@@ -99,12 +99,23 @@ pack.packSizeLimit::
packing to a file when repacking, i.e. the git:// protocol
is unaffected. It can be overridden by the `--max-pack-size`
option of linkgit:git-repack[1]. Reaching this limit results
- in the creation of multiple packfiles; which in turn prevents
- bitmaps from being created.
- The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB.
- The default is unlimited.
- Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are
- supported.
+ in the creation of multiple packfiles.
++
+Note that this option is rarely useful, and may result in a larger total
+on-disk size (because Git will not store deltas between packs), as well
+as worse runtime performance (object lookup within multiple packs is
+slower than a single pack, and optimizations like reachability bitmaps
+cannot cope with multiple packs).
++
+If you need to actively run Git using smaller packfiles (e.g., because your
+filesystem does not support large files), this option may help. But if
+your goal is to transmit a packfile over a medium that supports limited
+sizes (e.g., removable media that cannot store the whole repository),
+you are likely better off creating a single large packfile and splitting
+it using a generic multi-volume archive tool (e.g., Unix `split`).
++
+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
@@ -122,6 +133,21 @@ pack.useSparse::
commits contain certain types of direct renames. Default is
`true`.
+pack.preferBitmapTips::
+ When selecting which commits will receive bitmaps, prefer a
+ commit at the tip of any reference that is a suffix of any value
+ of this configuration over any other commits in the "selection
+ window".
++
+Note that setting this configuration to `refs/foo` does not mean that
+the commits at the tips of `refs/foo/bar` and `refs/foo/baz` will
+necessarily be selected. This is because commits are selected for
+bitmaps from within a series of windows of variable length.
++
+If a commit at the tip of any reference which is a suffix of any value
+of this configuration is seen in a window, it is immediately given
+preference over any other commit in that window.
+
pack.writeBitmaps (deprecated)::
This is a deprecated synonym for `repack.writeBitmaps`.
@@ -133,3 +159,10 @@ pack.writeBitmapHashCache::
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. Defaults to true.
+
+pack.writeReverseIndex::
+ When true, git will write a corresponding .rev file (see:
+ link:../technical/pack-format.html[Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt])
+ for each new packfile that it writes in all places except for
+ linkgit:git-fast-import[1] and in the bulk checkin mechanism.
+ Defaults to false.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/protocol.txt b/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
index c46e9b3d00..756591d77b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/protocol.txt
@@ -48,8 +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 `0`, unless `feature.experimental`
- is enabled, in which case the default is `2`.
+ If unset, the default is `2`.
Supported versions:
+
--
diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt
index f5e5b38c68..632033638c 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt
@@ -24,15 +24,14 @@ push.default::
* `tracking` - This is a deprecated synonym for `upstream`.
-* `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.
+* `simple` - pushes the current branch with the same name on the remote.
+
-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.
+If you are working on a centralized workflow (pushing to the same repository you
+pull from, which is typically `origin`), then you need to configure an upstream
+branch with the same name.
+
-This mode has become the default in Git 2.0.
+This mode is the default since Git 2.0, and is the safest option suited for
+beginners.
* `matching` - push all branches having the same name on both ends.
This makes the repository you are pushing to remember the set of
@@ -114,3 +113,16 @@ push.recurseSubmodules::
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').
+
+push.useForceIfIncludes::
+ If set to "true", it is equivalent to specifying
+ `--force-if-includes` as an option to linkgit:git-push[1]
+ in the command line. Adding `--no-force-if-includes` at the
+ time of push overrides this configuration setting.
+
+push.negotiate::
+ If set to "true", attempt to reduce the size of the packfile
+ sent by rounds of negotiation in which the client and the
+ server attempt to find commits in common. If "false", Git will
+ rely solely on the server's ref advertisement to find commits
+ in common.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/rebase.txt b/Documentation/config/rebase.txt
index 7f7a07d22f..8c979cb20f 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/rebase.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-rebase.useBuiltin::
- Unused configuration variable. Used in Git versions 2.20 and
- 2.21 as an escape hatch to enable the legacy shellscript
- implementation of rebase. 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.
-
rebase.backend::
Default backend to use for rebasing. Possible choices are
'apply' or 'merge'. In the future, if the merge backend gains
@@ -68,3 +61,6 @@ rebase.rescheduleFailedExec::
Automatically reschedule `exec` commands that failed. This only makes
sense in interactive mode (or when an `--exec` option was provided).
This is the same as specifying the `--reschedule-failed-exec` option.
+
+rebase.forkPoint::
+ If set to false set `--no-fork-point` option by default.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/receive.txt b/Documentation/config/receive.txt
index 65f78aac37..85d5b5a3d2 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/receive.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/receive.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,28 @@ receive.hideRefs::
An attempt to update or delete a hidden ref by `git push` is
rejected.
+receive.procReceiveRefs::
+ This is a multi-valued variable that defines reference prefixes
+ to match the commands in `receive-pack`. Commands matching the
+ prefixes will be executed by an external hook "proc-receive",
+ instead of the internal `execute_commands` function. If this
+ variable is not defined, the "proc-receive" hook will never be
+ used, and all commands will be executed by the internal
+ `execute_commands` function.
++
+For example, if this variable is set to "refs/for", pushing to reference
+such as "refs/for/master" will not create or update a reference named
+"refs/for/master", but may create or update a pull request directly by
+running the hook "proc-receive".
++
+Optional modifiers can be provided in the beginning of the value to filter
+commands for specific actions: create (a), modify (m), delete (d).
+A `!` can be included in the modifiers to negate the reference prefix entry.
+E.g.:
++
+ git config --system --add receive.procReceiveRefs ad:refs/heads
+ git config --system --add receive.procReceiveRefs !:refs/heads
+
receive.updateServerInfo::
If set to true, git-receive-pack will run git-update-server-info
after receiving data from git-push and updating refs.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/sendemail.txt b/Documentation/config/sendemail.txt
index cbc5af42fd..50baa5d6bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/sendemail.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/sendemail.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ sendemail.smtpEncryption::
See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description. Note that this
setting is not subject to the 'identity' mechanism.
-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.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/stash.txt b/Documentation/config/stash.txt
index 00eb35434e..9ed775281f 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/stash.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ stash.useBuiltin::
is always used. Setting this will emit a warning, to alert any
remaining users that setting this now does nothing.
+stash.showIncludeUntracked::
+ If this is set to true, the `git stash show` command will show
+ the untracked files of a stash entry. Defaults to false. See
+ description of 'show' command in linkgit:git-stash[1].
+
stash.showPatch::
If this is set to true, the `git stash show` command without an
option will show the stash entry in patch form. Defaults to false.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/trace2.txt b/Documentation/config/trace2.txt
index 01d3afd8a8..fe1642f0d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/trace2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/trace2.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ trace2.envVars::
`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
+ overridden by the `GIT_TRACE2_ENV_VARS` environment variable. Unset by
default.
trace2.destinationDebug::
diff --git a/Documentation/config/transfer.txt b/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
index f5b6245270..505126a780 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
@@ -69,3 +69,7 @@ transfer.unpackLimit::
When `fetch.unpackLimit` or `receive.unpackLimit` are
not set, the value of this variable is used instead.
The default value is 100.
+
+transfer.advertiseSID::
+ Boolean. When true, client and server processes will advertise their
+ unique session IDs to their remote counterpart. Defaults to false.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/uploadpack.txt b/Documentation/config/uploadpack.txt
index ee7b3ac94f..32fad5bbe8 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/uploadpack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/uploadpack.txt
@@ -59,18 +59,19 @@ uploadpack.allowFilter::
uploadpackfilter.allow::
Provides a default value for unspecified object filters (see: the
- below configuration variable).
+ below configuration variable). If set to `true`, this will also
+ enable all filters which get added in the future.
Defaults to `true`.
uploadpackfilter.<filter>.allow::
Explicitly allow or ban the object filter corresponding to
`<filter>`, where `<filter>` may be one of: `blob:none`,
- `blob:limit`, `tree`, `sparse:oid`, or `combine`. If using
- combined filters, both `combine` and all of the nested filter
- kinds must be allowed. Defaults to `uploadpackfilter.allow`.
+ `blob:limit`, `object:type`, `tree`, `sparse:oid`, or `combine`.
+ If using combined filters, both `combine` and all of the nested
+ filter kinds must be allowed. Defaults to `uploadpackfilter.allow`.
uploadpackfilter.tree.maxDepth::
- Only allow `--filter=tree=<n>` when `n` is no more than the value of
+ Only allow `--filter=tree:<n>` when `<n>` is no more than the value of
`uploadpackfilter.tree.maxDepth`. If set, this also implies
`uploadpackfilter.tree.allow=true`, unless this configuration
variable had already been set. Has no effect if unset.