From 9f0bb90d161edf8c43f5261d12bf83f14eb02ff4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 00:40:24 -0700 Subject: core.prefersymlinkrefs: use symlinks for .git/HEAD When inspecting a project whose build infrastructure used to assume that .git/HEAD is a symlink ref, core.prefersymlinkrefs in the config file of such a project would help to bisect its history. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/config.txt | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index b27b0d5c06..d1a4bec0d4 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ core.ignoreStat:: slow, such as Microsoft Windows. See gitlink:git-update-index[1]. False by default. -core.onlyUseSymrefs:: - Always use the "symref" format instead of symbolic links for HEAD - and other symbolic reference files. True by default. +core.preferSymlinkRefs:: + Instead of the default "symref" format for HEAD + and other symbolic reference files, use symbolic links. + This is sometimes needed to work with old scripts that + expect HEAD to be a symbolic link. core.repositoryFormatVersion:: Internal variable identifying the repository format and layout -- cgit v1.2.3