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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 0e25b2c92b..25704c9a53 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -390,16 +390,19 @@ core.hideDotFiles:: default mode is 'dotGitOnly'. core.ignoreCase:: - If true, this option enables various workarounds to enable + Internal variable which enables various workarounds to enable Git to work better on filesystems that are not case sensitive, - like FAT. For example, if a directory listing finds - "makefile" when Git expects "Makefile", Git will assume + like APFS, HFS+, FAT, NTFS, etc. For example, if a directory listing + finds "makefile" when Git expects "Makefile", Git will assume it is really the same file, and continue to remember it as "Makefile". + The default is false, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1] will probe and set core.ignoreCase true if appropriate when the repository is created. ++ +Git relies on the proper configuration of this variable for your operating +and file system. Modifying this value may result in unexpected behavior. core.precomposeUnicode:: This option is only used by Mac OS implementation of Git. |