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@@ -934,6 +934,9 @@ column.ui::
This variable consists of a list of tokens separated by spaces
or commas:
+
+These options control when the feature should be enabled
+(defaults to 'never'):
++
--
`always`;;
always show in columns
@@ -941,19 +944,30 @@ column.ui::
never show in columns
`auto`;;
show in columns if the output is to the terminal
+--
++
+These options control layout (defaults to 'column'). Setting any
+of these implies 'always' if none of 'always', 'never', or 'auto' are
+specified.
++
+--
`column`;;
- fill columns before rows (default)
+ fill columns before rows
`row`;;
fill rows before columns
`plain`;;
show in one column
+--
++
+Finally, these options can be combined with a layout option (defaults
+to 'nodense'):
++
+--
`dense`;;
make unequal size columns to utilize more space
`nodense`;;
make equal size columns
--
-+
-This option defaults to 'never'.
column.branch::
Specify whether to output branch listing in `git branch` in columns.