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diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 8e240435be..0e9351d3cb 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>] [--fixed-value] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] name [value [value-pattern]]
'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>] [--fixed-value] --replace-all name value [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get name [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get-all name [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value-pattern]
'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>] [--fixed-value] --unset name [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset-all name [value-pattern]
'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
@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ escaped.
Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the `--add` option.
If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
-lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
-existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
-you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
-prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
+lines, a `value-pattern` (which is an extended regular expression,
+unless the `--fixed-value` option is given) needs to be given. Only the
+existing values that match the pattern are updated or unset. If
+you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the pattern, just
+prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>),
+but note that this only works when the `--fixed-value` option is not
+in use.
The `--type=<type>` option instructs 'git config' to ensure that incoming and
outgoing values are canonicalize-able under the given <type>. If no
@@ -45,13 +48,15 @@ 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:
@@ -71,11 +76,11 @@ OPTIONS
--replace-all::
Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
- all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
+ all lines matching the key (and optionally the `value-pattern`).
--add::
Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
- values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex
+ values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the `value-pattern`
in `--replace-all`.
--get::
@@ -124,13 +129,18 @@ 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.
@@ -158,6 +168,12 @@ See also <<FILES>>.
--list::
List all variables set in config file, along with their values.
+--fixed-value::
+ When used with the `value-pattern` argument, treat `value-pattern` as
+ an exact string instead of a regular expression. This will restrict
+ the name/value pairs that are matched to only those where the value
+ is exactly equal to the `value-pattern`.
+
--type <type>::
'git config' will ensure that any input or output is valid under the given
type constraint(s), and will canonicalize outgoing values in `<type>`'s
@@ -188,8 +204,8 @@ 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 +231,11 @@ 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 +254,9 @@ 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 +304,10 @@ $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 +326,10 @@ 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 +353,35 @@ 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 +472,9 @@ 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