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diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt index 8e240435be..7573160f21 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt @@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ git-config - Get and set repository or global options SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] name [value [value_regex]] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] name [value [value_regex]] 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --add name value 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --replace-all name value [value_regex] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex] 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch name URL 'git config' [<file-option>] --unset name [value_regex] 'git config' [<file-option>] --unset-all name [value_regex] 'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section old_name new_name 'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section name -'git config' [<file-option>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] [--name-only] -l | --list +'git config' [<file-option>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--name-only] -l | --list 'git config' [<file-option>] --get-color name [default] 'git config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty] 'git config' [<file-option>] -e | --edit @@ -45,13 +45,15 @@ unset an existing `--type` specifier with `--no-type`. When reading, the values are read from the system, global and repository local configuration files by default, and options -`--system`, `--global`, `--local` and `--file <filename>` can be -used to tell the command to read from only that location (see <<FILES>>). +`--system`, `--global`, `--local`, `--worktree` and +`--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to read from only +that location (see <<FILES>>). When writing, the new value is written to the repository local configuration file by default, and options `--system`, `--global`, -`--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to write to -that location (you can say `--local` but that is the default). +`--worktree`, `--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to +write to that location (you can say `--local` but that is the +default). This command will fail with non-zero status upon error. Some exit codes are: @@ -124,13 +126,18 @@ See also <<FILES>>. --local:: For writing options: write to the repository `.git/config` file. - This is the default behavior. + This is the default behavior. + For reading options: read only from the repository `.git/config` rather than from all available files. + See also <<FILES>>. +--worktree:: + Similar to `--local` except that `.git/config.worktree` is + read from or written to if `extensions.worktreeConfig` is + present. If not it's the same as `--local`. + -f config-file:: --file config-file:: Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG. @@ -188,8 +195,8 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include: --bool-or-int:: --path:: --expiry-date:: - Historical options for selecting a type specifier. Prefer instead `--type`, - (see: above). + Historical options for selecting a type specifier. Prefer instead `--type` + (see above). --no-type:: Un-sets the previously set type specifier (if one was previously set). This @@ -215,6 +222,11 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include: the actual origin (config file path, ref, or blob id if applicable). +--show-scope:: + Similar to `--show-origin` in that it augments the output of + all queried config options with the scope of that value + (local, global, system, command). + --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]:: Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output @@ -233,7 +245,9 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include: output. The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if there is no color configured for `name`. + -`--type=color [--default=<default>]` is preferred over `--get-color`. +`--type=color [--default=<default>]` is preferred over `--get-color` +(but note that `--get-color` will omit the trailing newline printed by +`--type=color`). -e:: --edit:: @@ -281,6 +295,10 @@ $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config:: $GIT_DIR/config:: Repository specific configuration file. +$GIT_DIR/config.worktree:: + This is optional and is only searched when + `extensions.worktreeConfig` is present in $GIT_DIR/config. + If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration @@ -299,9 +317,10 @@ configuration file. Note that this also affects options like `--replace-all` and `--unset`. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*. You can override these rules either by command-line options or by environment -variables. The `--global` and the `--system` options will limit the file used -to the global or system-wide file respectively. The `GIT_CONFIG` environment -variable has a similar effect, but you can specify any filename you want. +variables. The `--global`, `--system` and `--worktree` options will limit +the file used to the global, system-wide or per-worktree file respectively. +The `GIT_CONFIG` environment variable has a similar effect, but you +can specify any filename you want. ENVIRONMENT @@ -325,33 +344,35 @@ EXAMPLES Given a .git/config like this: - # - # This is the config file, and - # a '#' or ';' character indicates - # a comment - # - - ; core variables - [core] - ; Don't trust file modes - filemode = false - - ; Our diff algorithm - [diff] - external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper - renames = true - - ; Proxy settings - [core] - gitproxy=proxy-command for kernel.org - gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest - - ; HTTP - [http] - sslVerify - [http "https://weak.example.com"] - sslVerify = false - cookieFile = /tmp/cookie.txt +------------ +# +# This is the config file, and +# a '#' or ';' character indicates +# a comment +# + +; core variables +[core] + ; Don't trust file modes + filemode = false + +; Our diff algorithm +[diff] + external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper + renames = true + +; Proxy settings +[core] + gitproxy=proxy-command for kernel.org + gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest + +; HTTP +[http] + sslVerify +[http "https://weak.example.com"] + sslVerify = false + cookieFile = /tmp/cookie.txt +------------ you can set the filemode to true with @@ -442,9 +463,9 @@ For URLs in `https://weak.example.com`, `http.sslVerify` is set to false, while it is set to `true` for all others: ------------ -% git config --bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://good.example.com +% git config --type=bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://good.example.com true -% git config --bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://weak.example.com +% git config --type=bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://weak.example.com false % git config --get-urlmatch http https://weak.example.com http.cookieFile /tmp/cookie.txt |