4 The Git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect
5 the Git commands' behavior. The `.git/config` file in each repository
6 is used to store the configuration for that repository, and
7 `$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store a per-user configuration as
8 fallback values for the `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig`
9 can be used to store a system-wide default configuration.
11 The configuration variables are used by both the Git plumbing
12 and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, wherein
13 the fully qualified variable name of the variable itself is the last
14 dot-separated segment and the section name is everything before the last
15 dot. The variable names are case-insensitive, allow only alphanumeric
16 characters and `-`, and must start with an alphabetic character. Some
17 variables may appear multiple times; we say then that the variable is
23 The syntax is fairly flexible and permissive; whitespaces are mostly
24 ignored. The '#' and ';' characters begin comments to the end of line,
25 blank lines are ignored.
27 The file consists of sections and variables. A section begins with
28 the name of the section in square brackets and continues until the next
29 section begins. Section names are case-insensitive. Only alphanumeric
30 characters, `-` and `.` are allowed in section names. Each variable
31 must belong to some section, which means that there must be a section
32 header before the first setting of a variable.
34 Sections can be further divided into subsections. To begin a subsection
35 put its name in double quotes, separated by space from the section name,
36 in the section header, like in the example below:
39 [section "subsection"]
43 Subsection names are case sensitive and can contain any characters except
44 newline (doublequote `"` and backslash can be included by escaping them
45 as `\"` and `\\`, respectively). Section headers cannot span multiple
46 lines. Variables may belong directly to a section or to a given subsection.
47 You can have `[section]` if you have `[section "subsection"]`, but you
50 There is also a deprecated `[section.subsection]` syntax. With this
51 syntax, the subsection name is converted to lower-case and is also
52 compared case sensitively. These subsection names follow the same
53 restrictions as section names.
55 All the other lines (and the remainder of the line after the section
56 header) are recognized as setting variables, in the form
57 'name = value' (or just 'name', which is a short-hand to say that
58 the variable is the boolean "true").
59 The variable names are case-insensitive, allow only alphanumeric characters
60 and `-`, and must start with an alphabetic character.
62 A line that defines a value can be continued to the next line by
63 ending it with a `\`; the backquote and the end-of-line are
64 stripped. Leading whitespaces after 'name =', the remainder of the
65 line after the first comment character '#' or ';', and trailing
66 whitespaces of the line are discarded unless they are enclosed in
67 double quotes. Internal whitespaces within the value are retained
70 Inside double quotes, double quote `"` and backslash `\` characters
71 must be escaped: use `\"` for `"` and `\\` for `\`.
73 The following escape sequences (beside `\"` and `\\`) are recognized:
74 `\n` for newline character (NL), `\t` for horizontal tabulation (HT, TAB)
75 and `\b` for backspace (BS). Other char escape sequences (including octal
76 escape sequences) are invalid.
82 You can include one config file from another by setting the special
83 `include.path` variable to the name of the file to be included. The
84 variable takes a pathname as its value, and is subject to tilde
88 included file is expanded immediately, as if its contents had been
89 found at the location of the include directive. If the value of the
90 `include.path` variable is a relative path, the path is considered to be
91 relative to the configuration file in which the include directive was
92 found. See below for examples.
100 ; Don't trust file modes
105 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
110 merge = refs/heads/devel
114 gitProxy="ssh" for "kernel.org"
115 gitProxy=default-proxy ; for the rest
118 path = /path/to/foo.inc ; include by absolute path
119 path = foo ; expand "foo" relative to the current file
120 path = ~/foo ; expand "foo" in your `$HOME` directory
126 Values of many variables are treated as a simple string, but there
127 are variables that take values of specific types and there are rules
128 as to how to spell them.
132 When a variable is said to take a boolean value, many
133 synonyms are accepted for 'true' and 'false'; these are all
136 true;; Boolean true can be spelled as `yes`, `on`, `true`,
137 or `1`. Also, a variable defined without `= <value>`
140 false;; Boolean false can be spelled as `no`, `off`,
143 When converting value to the canonical form using `--bool` type
144 specifier; 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or
145 "false" (spelled in lowercase).
148 The value for many variables that specify various sizes can
149 be suffixed with `k`, `M`,... to mean "scale the number by
150 1024", "by 1024x1024", etc.
153 The value for a variable that takes a color is a list of
154 colors (at most two, one for foreground and one for background)
155 and attributes (as many as you want), separated by spaces.
157 The basic colors accepted are `normal`, `black`, `red`, `green`, `yellow`,
158 `blue`, `magenta`, `cyan` and `white`. The first color given is the
159 foreground; the second is the background.
161 Colors may also be given as numbers between 0 and 255; these use ANSI
162 256-color mode (but note that not all terminals may support this). If
163 your terminal supports it, you may also specify 24-bit RGB values as
166 The accepted attributes are `bold`, `dim`, `ul`, `blink`, `reverse`,
167 `italic`, and `strike` (for crossed-out or "strikethrough" letters).
168 The position of any attributes with respect to the colors
169 (before, after, or in between), doesn't matter. Specific attributes may
170 be turned off by prefixing them with `no` or `no-` (e.g., `noreverse`,
173 For git's pre-defined color slots, the attributes are meant to be reset
174 at the beginning of each item in the colored output. So setting
175 `color.decorate.branch` to `black` will paint that branch name in a
176 plain `black`, even if the previous thing on the same output line (e.g.
177 opening parenthesis before the list of branch names in `log --decorate`
178 output) is set to be painted with `bold` or some other attribute.
179 However, custom log formats may do more complicated and layered
180 coloring, and the negated forms may be useful there.
183 A variable that takes a pathname value can be given a
184 string that begins with "`~/`" or "`~user/`", and the usual
185 tilde expansion happens to such a string: `~/`
186 is expanded to the value of `$HOME`, and `~user/` to the
187 specified user's home directory.
193 Note that this list is non-comprehensive and not necessarily complete.
194 For command-specific variables, you will find a more detailed description
195 in the appropriate manual page.
197 Other git-related tools may and do use their own variables. When
198 inventing new variables for use in your own tool, make sure their
199 names do not conflict with those that are used by Git itself and
200 other popular tools, and describe them in your documentation.
204 These variables control various optional help messages designed to
205 aid new users. All 'advice.*' variables default to 'true', and you
206 can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false':
210 Set this variable to 'false' if you want to disable
212 'pushNonFFMatching', 'pushAlreadyExists',
213 'pushFetchFirst', and 'pushNeedsForce'
216 Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a
217 non-fast-forward update to the current branch.
219 Advice shown when you ran linkgit:git-push[1] and pushed
220 'matching refs' explicitly (i.e. you used ':', or
221 specified a refspec that isn't your current branch) and
222 it resulted in a non-fast-forward error.
224 Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
225 does not qualify for fast-forwarding (e.g., a tag.)
227 Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
228 tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an
229 object we do not have.
231 Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
232 tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an
233 object that is not a commit-ish, or make the remote
234 ref point at an object that is not a commit-ish.
236 Show directions on how to proceed from the current
237 state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1], in
238 the template shown when writing commit messages in
239 linkgit:git-commit[1], and in the help message shown
240 by linkgit:git-checkout[1] when switching branch.
242 Advise to consider using the `-u` option to linkgit:git-status[1]
243 when the command takes more than 2 seconds to enumerate untracked
246 Advice shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to
247 merge to avoid overwriting local changes.
249 Advice shown by various commands when conflicts
250 prevent the operation from being performed.
252 Advice on how to set your identity configuration when
253 your information is guessed from the system username and
256 Advice shown when you used linkgit:git-checkout[1] to
257 move to the detach HEAD state, to instruct how to create
258 a local branch after the fact.
260 Advice that shows the location of the patch file when
261 linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply it.
263 In case of failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1],
264 show directions on how to proceed from the current state.
268 Tells Git if the executable bit of files in the working tree
271 Some filesystems lose the executable bit when a file that is
272 marked as executable is checked out, or checks out an
273 non-executable file with executable bit on.
274 linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1] probe the filesystem
275 to see if it handles the executable bit correctly
276 and this variable is automatically set as necessary.
278 A repository, however, may be on a filesystem that handles
279 the filemode correctly, and this variable is set to 'true'
280 when created, but later may be made accessible from another
281 environment that loses the filemode (e.g. exporting ext4 via
282 CIFS mount, visiting a Cygwin created repository with
283 Git for Windows or Eclipse).
284 In such a case it may be necessary to set this variable to 'false'.
285 See linkgit:git-update-index[1].
287 The default is true (when core.filemode is not specified in the config file).
290 (Windows-only) If true, mark newly-created directories and files whose
291 name starts with a dot as hidden. If 'dotGitOnly', only the `.git/`
292 directory is hidden, but no other files starting with a dot. The
293 default mode is 'dotGitOnly'.
296 If true, this option enables various workarounds to enable
297 Git to work better on filesystems that are not case sensitive,
298 like FAT. For example, if a directory listing finds
299 "makefile" when Git expects "Makefile", Git will assume
300 it is really the same file, and continue to remember it as
303 The default is false, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1]
304 will probe and set core.ignoreCase true if appropriate when the repository
307 core.precomposeUnicode::
308 This option is only used by Mac OS implementation of Git.
309 When core.precomposeUnicode=true, Git reverts the unicode decomposition
310 of filenames done by Mac OS. This is useful when sharing a repository
311 between Mac OS and Linux or Windows.
312 (Git for Windows 1.7.10 or higher is needed, or Git under cygwin 1.7).
313 When false, file names are handled fully transparent by Git,
314 which is backward compatible with older versions of Git.
317 If set to true, do not allow checkout of paths that would
318 be considered equivalent to `.git` on an HFS+ filesystem.
319 Defaults to `true` on Mac OS, and `false` elsewhere.
322 If set to true, do not allow checkout of paths that would
323 cause problems with the NTFS filesystem, e.g. conflict with
325 Defaults to `true` on Windows, and `false` elsewhere.
328 If false, the ctime differences between the index and the
329 working tree are ignored; useful when the inode change time
330 is regularly modified by something outside Git (file system
331 crawlers and some backup systems).
332 See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. True by default.
334 core.untrackedCache::
335 Determines what to do about the untracked cache feature of the
336 index. It will be kept, if this variable is unset or set to
337 `keep`. It will automatically be added if set to `true`. And
338 it will automatically be removed, if set to `false`. Before
339 setting it to `true`, you should check that mtime is working
340 properly on your system.
341 See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. `keep` by default.
344 Determines which stat fields to match between the index
345 and work tree. The user can set this to 'default' or
346 'minimal'. Default (or explicitly 'default'), is to check
347 all fields, including the sub-second part of mtime and ctime.
350 The commands that output paths (e.g. 'ls-files',
351 'diff'), when not given the `-z` option, will quote
352 "unusual" characters in the pathname by enclosing the
353 pathname in a double-quote pair and with backslashes the
354 same way strings in C source code are quoted. If this
355 variable is set to false, the bytes higher than 0x80 are
356 not quoted but output as verbatim. Note that double
357 quote, backslash and control characters are always
358 quoted without `-z` regardless of the setting of this
362 Sets the line ending type to use in the working directory for
363 files that have the `text` property set when core.autocrlf is false.
364 Alternatives are 'lf', 'crlf' and 'native', which uses the platform's
365 native line ending. The default value is `native`. See
366 linkgit:gitattributes[5] for more information on end-of-line
370 If true, makes Git check if converting `CRLF` is reversible when
371 end-of-line conversion is active. Git will verify if a command
372 modifies a file in the work tree either directly or indirectly.
373 For example, committing a file followed by checking out the
374 same file should yield the original file in the work tree. If
375 this is not the case for the current setting of
376 `core.autocrlf`, Git will reject the file. The variable can
377 be set to "warn", in which case Git will only warn about an
378 irreversible conversion but continue the operation.
380 CRLF conversion bears a slight chance of corrupting data.
381 When it is enabled, Git will convert CRLF to LF during commit and LF to
382 CRLF during checkout. A file that contains a mixture of LF and
383 CRLF before the commit cannot be recreated by Git. For text
384 files this is the right thing to do: it corrects line endings
385 such that we have only LF line endings in the repository.
386 But for binary files that are accidentally classified as text the
387 conversion can corrupt data.
389 If you recognize such corruption early you can easily fix it by
390 setting the conversion type explicitly in .gitattributes. Right
391 after committing you still have the original file in your work
392 tree and this file is not yet corrupted. You can explicitly tell
393 Git that this file is binary and Git will handle the file
396 Unfortunately, the desired effect of cleaning up text files with
397 mixed line endings and the undesired effect of corrupting binary
398 files cannot be distinguished. In both cases CRLFs are removed
399 in an irreversible way. For text files this is the right thing
400 to do because CRLFs are line endings, while for binary files
401 converting CRLFs corrupts data.
403 Note, this safety check does not mean that a checkout will generate a
404 file identical to the original file for a different setting of
405 `core.eol` and `core.autocrlf`, but only for the current one. For
406 example, a text file with `LF` would be accepted with `core.eol=lf`
407 and could later be checked out with `core.eol=crlf`, in which case the
408 resulting file would contain `CRLF`, although the original file
409 contained `LF`. However, in both work trees the line endings would be
410 consistent, that is either all `LF` or all `CRLF`, but never mixed. A
411 file with mixed line endings would be reported by the `core.safecrlf`
415 Setting this variable to "true" is the same as setting
416 the `text` attribute to "auto" on all files and core.eol to "crlf".
417 Set to true if you want to have `CRLF` line endings in your
418 working directory and the repository has LF line endings.
419 This variable can be set to 'input',
420 in which case no output conversion is performed.
423 If false, symbolic links are checked out as small plain files that
424 contain the link text. linkgit:git-update-index[1] and
425 linkgit:git-add[1] will not change the recorded type to regular
426 file. Useful on filesystems like FAT that do not support
429 The default is true, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1]
430 will probe and set core.symlinks false if appropriate when the repository
434 A "proxy command" to execute (as 'command host port') instead
435 of establishing direct connection to the remote server when
436 using the Git protocol for fetching. If the variable value is
437 in the "COMMAND for DOMAIN" format, the command is applied only
438 on hostnames ending with the specified domain string. This variable
439 may be set multiple times and is matched in the given order;
440 the first match wins.
442 Can be overridden by the `GIT_PROXY_COMMAND` environment variable
443 (which always applies universally, without the special "for"
446 The special string `none` can be used as the proxy command to
447 specify that no proxy be used for a given domain pattern.
448 This is useful for excluding servers inside a firewall from
449 proxy use, while defaulting to a common proxy for external domains.
452 If this variable is set, `git fetch` and `git push` will
453 use the specified command instead of `ssh` when they need to
454 connect to a remote system. The command is in the same form as
455 the `GIT_SSH_COMMAND` environment variable and is overridden
456 when the environment variable is set.
459 If true, Git will avoid using lstat() calls to detect if files have
460 changed by setting the "assume-unchanged" bit for those tracked files
461 which it has updated identically in both the index and working tree.
463 When files are modified outside of Git, the user will need to stage
464 the modified files explicitly (e.g. see 'Examples' section in
465 linkgit:git-update-index[1]).
466 Git will not normally detect changes to those files.
468 This is useful on systems where lstat() calls are very slow, such as
469 CIFS/Microsoft Windows.
473 core.preferSymlinkRefs::
474 Instead of the default "symref" format for HEAD
475 and other symbolic reference files, use symbolic links.
476 This is sometimes needed to work with old scripts that
477 expect HEAD to be a symbolic link.
480 If true this repository is assumed to be 'bare' and has no
481 working directory associated with it. If this is the case a
482 number of commands that require a working directory will be
483 disabled, such as linkgit:git-add[1] or linkgit:git-merge[1].
485 This setting is automatically guessed by linkgit:git-clone[1] or
486 linkgit:git-init[1] when the repository was created. By default a
487 repository that ends in "/.git" is assumed to be not bare (bare =
488 false), while all other repositories are assumed to be bare (bare
492 Set the path to the root of the working tree.
493 If `GIT_COMMON_DIR` environment variable is set, core.worktree
494 is ignored and not used for determining the root of working tree.
495 This can be overridden by the `GIT_WORK_TREE` environment
496 variable and the `--work-tree` command-line option.
497 The value can be an absolute path or relative to the path to
498 the .git directory, which is either specified by --git-dir
499 or GIT_DIR, or automatically discovered.
500 If --git-dir or GIT_DIR is specified but none of
501 --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified,
502 the current working directory is regarded as the top level
503 of your working tree.
505 Note that this variable is honored even when set in a configuration
506 file in a ".git" subdirectory of a directory and its value differs
507 from the latter directory (e.g. "/path/to/.git/config" has
508 core.worktree set to "/different/path"), which is most likely a
509 misconfiguration. Running Git commands in the "/path/to" directory will
510 still use "/different/path" as the root of the work tree and can cause
511 confusion unless you know what you are doing (e.g. you are creating a
512 read-only snapshot of the same index to a location different from the
513 repository's usual working tree).
515 core.logAllRefUpdates::
516 Enable the reflog. Updates to a ref <ref> is logged to the file
517 "`$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>`", by appending the new and old
518 SHA-1, the date/time and the reason of the update, but
519 only when the file exists. If this configuration
520 variable is set to true, missing "`$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>`"
521 file is automatically created for branch heads (i.e. under
522 refs/heads/), remote refs (i.e. under refs/remotes/),
523 note refs (i.e. under refs/notes/), and the symbolic ref HEAD.
525 This information can be used to determine what commit
526 was the tip of a branch "2 days ago".
528 This value is true by default in a repository that has
529 a working directory associated with it, and false by
530 default in a bare repository.
532 core.repositoryFormatVersion::
533 Internal variable identifying the repository format and layout
536 core.sharedRepository::
537 When 'group' (or 'true'), the repository is made shareable between
538 several users in a group (making sure all the files and objects are
539 group-writable). When 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'), the
540 repository will be readable by all users, additionally to being
541 group-shareable. When 'umask' (or 'false'), Git will use permissions
542 reported by umask(2). When '0xxx', where '0xxx' is an octal number,
543 files in the repository will have this mode value. '0xxx' will override
544 user's umask value (whereas the other options will only override
545 requested parts of the user's umask value). Examples: '0660' will make
546 the repo read/write-able for the owner and group, but inaccessible to
547 others (equivalent to 'group' unless umask is e.g. '0022'). '0640' is a
548 repository that is group-readable but not group-writable.
549 See linkgit:git-init[1]. False by default.
551 core.warnAmbiguousRefs::
552 If true, Git will warn you if the ref name you passed it is ambiguous
553 and might match multiple refs in the repository. True by default.
556 An integer -1..9, indicating a default compression level.
557 -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression,
558 and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest.
559 If set, this provides a default to other compression variables,
560 such as `core.looseCompression` and `pack.compression`.
562 core.looseCompression::
563 An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
564 are not in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
565 compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
566 slowest. If not set, defaults to core.compression. If that is
567 not set, defaults to 1 (best speed).
569 core.packedGitWindowSize::
570 Number of bytes of a pack file to map into memory in a
571 single mapping operation. Larger window sizes may allow
572 your system to process a smaller number of large pack files
573 more quickly. Smaller window sizes will negatively affect
574 performance due to increased calls to the operating system's
575 memory manager, but may improve performance when accessing
576 a large number of large pack files.
578 Default is 1 MiB if NO_MMAP was set at compile time, otherwise 32
579 MiB on 32 bit platforms and 1 GiB on 64 bit platforms. This should
580 be reasonable for all users/operating systems. You probably do
581 not need to adjust this value.
583 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
585 core.packedGitLimit::
586 Maximum number of bytes to map simultaneously into memory
587 from pack files. If Git needs to access more than this many
588 bytes at once to complete an operation it will unmap existing
589 regions to reclaim virtual address space within the process.
591 Default is 256 MiB on 32 bit platforms and 8 GiB on 64 bit platforms.
592 This should be reasonable for all users/operating systems, except on
593 the largest projects. You probably do not need to adjust this value.
595 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
597 core.deltaBaseCacheLimit::
598 Maximum number of bytes to reserve for caching base objects
599 that may be referenced by multiple deltified objects. By storing the
600 entire decompressed base objects in a cache Git is able
601 to avoid unpacking and decompressing frequently used base
602 objects multiple times.
604 Default is 96 MiB on all platforms. This should be reasonable
605 for all users/operating systems, except on the largest projects.
606 You probably do not need to adjust this value.
608 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
610 core.bigFileThreshold::
611 Files larger than this size are stored deflated, without
612 attempting delta compression. Storing large files without
613 delta compression avoids excessive memory usage, at the
614 slight expense of increased disk usage. Additionally files
615 larger than this size are always treated as binary.
617 Default is 512 MiB on all platforms. This should be reasonable
618 for most projects as source code and other text files can still
619 be delta compressed, but larger binary media files won't be.
621 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
624 Specifies the pathname to the file that contains patterns to
625 describe paths that are not meant to be tracked, in addition
626 to '.gitignore' (per-directory) and '.git/info/exclude'.
627 Defaults to `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore`.
628 If `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is either not set or empty, `$HOME/.config/git/ignore`
629 is used instead. See linkgit:gitignore[5].
632 Some commands (e.g. svn and http interfaces) that interactively
633 ask for a password can be told to use an external program given
634 via the value of this variable. Can be overridden by the `GIT_ASKPASS`
635 environment variable. If not set, fall back to the value of the
636 `SSH_ASKPASS` environment variable or, failing that, a simple password
637 prompt. The external program shall be given a suitable prompt as
638 command-line argument and write the password on its STDOUT.
640 core.attributesFile::
641 In addition to '.gitattributes' (per-directory) and
642 '.git/info/attributes', Git looks into this file for attributes
643 (see linkgit:gitattributes[5]). Path expansions are made the same
644 way as for `core.excludesFile`. Its default value is
645 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/attributes`. If `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is either not
646 set or empty, `$HOME/.config/git/attributes` is used instead.
649 By default Git will look for your hooks in the
650 '$GIT_DIR/hooks' directory. Set this to different path,
651 e.g. '/etc/git/hooks', and Git will try to find your hooks in
652 that directory, e.g. '/etc/git/hooks/pre-receive' instead of
653 in '$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-receive'.
655 The path can be either absolute or relative. A relative path is
656 taken as relative to the directory where the hooks are run (see
657 the "DESCRIPTION" section of linkgit:githooks[5]).
659 This configuration variable is useful in cases where you'd like to
660 centrally configure your Git hooks instead of configuring them on a
661 per-repository basis, or as a more flexible and centralized
662 alternative to having an `init.templateDir` where you've changed
666 Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit
667 messages by launching an editor uses the value of this
668 variable when it is set, and the environment variable
669 `GIT_EDITOR` is not set. See linkgit:git-var[1].
672 Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit
673 messages consider a line that begins with this character
674 commented, and removes them after the editor returns
677 If set to "auto", `git-commit` would select a character that is not
678 the beginning character of any line in existing commit messages.
680 core.packedRefsTimeout::
681 The length of time, in milliseconds, to retry when trying to
682 lock the `packed-refs` file. Value 0 means not to retry at
683 all; -1 means to try indefinitely. Default is 1000 (i.e.,
687 Text editor used by `git rebase -i` for editing the rebase instruction file.
688 The value is meant to be interpreted by the shell when it is used.
689 It can be overridden by the `GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR` environment variable.
690 When not configured the default commit message editor is used instead.
693 Text viewer for use by Git commands (e.g., 'less'). The value
694 is meant to be interpreted by the shell. The order of preference
695 is the `$GIT_PAGER` environment variable, then `core.pager`
696 configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then the default chosen at
697 compile time (usually 'less').
699 When the `LESS` environment variable is unset, Git sets it to `FRX`
700 (if `LESS` environment variable is set, Git does not change it at
701 all). If you want to selectively override Git's default setting
702 for `LESS`, you can set `core.pager` to e.g. `less -S`. This will
703 be passed to the shell by Git, which will translate the final
704 command to `LESS=FRX less -S`. The environment does not set the
705 `S` option but the command line does, instructing less to truncate
706 long lines. Similarly, setting `core.pager` to `less -+F` will
707 deactivate the `F` option specified by the environment from the
708 command-line, deactivating the "quit if one screen" behavior of
709 `less`. One can specifically activate some flags for particular
710 commands: for example, setting `pager.blame` to `less -S` enables
711 line truncation only for `git blame`.
713 Likewise, when the `LV` environment variable is unset, Git sets it
714 to `-c`. You can override this setting by exporting `LV` with
715 another value or setting `core.pager` to `lv +c`.
718 A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to
719 notice. 'git diff' will use `color.diff.whitespace` to
720 highlight them, and 'git apply --whitespace=error' will
721 consider them as errors. You can prefix `-` to disable
722 any of them (e.g. `-trailing-space`):
724 * `blank-at-eol` treats trailing whitespaces at the end of the line
725 as an error (enabled by default).
726 * `space-before-tab` treats a space character that appears immediately
727 before a tab character in the initial indent part of the line as an
728 error (enabled by default).
729 * `indent-with-non-tab` treats a line that is indented with space
730 characters instead of the equivalent tabs as an error (not enabled by
732 * `tab-in-indent` treats a tab character in the initial indent part of
733 the line as an error (not enabled by default).
734 * `blank-at-eof` treats blank lines added at the end of file as an error
735 (enabled by default).
736 * `trailing-space` is a short-hand to cover both `blank-at-eol` and
738 * `cr-at-eol` treats a carriage-return at the end of line as
739 part of the line terminator, i.e. with it, `trailing-space`
740 does not trigger if the character before such a carriage-return
741 is not a whitespace (not enabled by default).
742 * `tabwidth=<n>` tells how many character positions a tab occupies; this
743 is relevant for `indent-with-non-tab` and when Git fixes `tab-in-indent`
744 errors. The default tab width is 8. Allowed values are 1 to 63.
746 core.fsyncObjectFiles::
747 This boolean will enable 'fsync()' when writing object files.
749 This is a total waste of time and effort on a filesystem that orders
750 data writes properly, but can be useful for filesystems that do not use
751 journalling (traditional UNIX filesystems) or that only journal metadata
752 and not file contents (OS X's HFS+, or Linux ext3 with "data=writeback").
755 Enable parallel index preload for operations like 'git diff'
757 This can speed up operations like 'git diff' and 'git status' especially
758 on filesystems like NFS that have weak caching semantics and thus
759 relatively high IO latencies. When enabled, Git will do the
760 index comparison to the filesystem data in parallel, allowing
761 overlapping IO's. Defaults to true.
764 You can set this to 'link', in which case a hardlink followed by
765 a delete of the source are used to make sure that object creation
766 will not overwrite existing objects.
768 On some file system/operating system combinations, this is unreliable.
769 Set this config setting to 'rename' there; However, This will remove the
770 check that makes sure that existing object files will not get overwritten.
773 When showing commit messages, also show notes which are stored in
774 the given ref. The ref must be fully qualified. If the given
775 ref does not exist, it is not an error but means that no
776 notes should be printed.
778 This setting defaults to "refs/notes/commits", and it can be overridden by
779 the `GIT_NOTES_REF` environment variable. See linkgit:git-notes[1].
781 core.sparseCheckout::
782 Enable "sparse checkout" feature. See section "Sparse checkout" in
783 linkgit:git-read-tree[1] for more information.
786 Set the length object names are abbreviated to. If
787 unspecified or set to "auto", an appropriate value is
788 computed based on the approximate number of packed objects
789 in your repository, which hopefully is enough for
790 abbreviated object names to stay unique for some time.
793 add.ignore-errors (deprecated)::
794 Tells 'git add' to continue adding files when some files cannot be
795 added due to indexing errors. Equivalent to the `--ignore-errors`
796 option of linkgit:git-add[1]. `add.ignore-errors` is deprecated,
797 as it does not follow the usual naming convention for configuration
801 Command aliases for the linkgit:git[1] command wrapper - e.g.
802 after defining "alias.last = cat-file commit HEAD", the invocation
803 "git last" is equivalent to "git cat-file commit HEAD". To avoid
804 confusion and troubles with script usage, aliases that
805 hide existing Git commands are ignored. Arguments are split by
806 spaces, the usual shell quoting and escaping is supported.
807 A quote pair or a backslash can be used to quote them.
809 If the alias expansion is prefixed with an exclamation point,
810 it will be treated as a shell command. For example, defining
811 "alias.new = !gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD", the invocation
812 "git new" is equivalent to running the shell command
813 "gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD". Note that shell commands will be
814 executed from the top-level directory of a repository, which may
815 not necessarily be the current directory.
816 `GIT_PREFIX` is set as returned by running 'git rev-parse --show-prefix'
817 from the original current directory. See linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
820 If true, git-am will call git-mailsplit for patches in mbox format
821 with parameter `--keep-cr`. In this case git-mailsplit will
822 not remove `\r` from lines ending with `\r\n`. Can be overridden
823 by giving `--no-keep-cr` from the command line.
824 See linkgit:git-am[1], linkgit:git-mailsplit[1].
827 By default, `git am` will fail if the patch does not apply cleanly. When
828 set to true, this setting tells `git am` to fall back on 3-way merge if
829 the patch records the identity of blobs it is supposed to apply to and
830 we have those blobs available locally (equivalent to giving the `--3way`
831 option from the command line). Defaults to `false`.
832 See linkgit:git-am[1].
834 apply.ignoreWhitespace::
835 When set to 'change', tells 'git apply' to ignore changes in
836 whitespace, in the same way as the `--ignore-space-change`
838 When set to one of: no, none, never, false tells 'git apply' to
839 respect all whitespace differences.
840 See linkgit:git-apply[1].
843 Tells 'git apply' how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
844 as the `--whitespace` option. See linkgit:git-apply[1].
846 branch.autoSetupMerge::
847 Tells 'git branch' and 'git checkout' to set up new branches
848 so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from the
849 starting point branch. Note that even if this option is not set,
850 this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
851 and `--no-track` options. The valid settings are: `false` -- no
852 automatic setup is done; `true` -- automatic setup is done when the
853 starting point is a remote-tracking branch; `always` --
854 automatic setup is done when the starting point is either a
855 local branch or remote-tracking
856 branch. This option defaults to true.
858 branch.autoSetupRebase::
859 When a new branch is created with 'git branch' or 'git checkout'
860 that tracks another branch, this variable tells Git to set
861 up pull to rebase instead of merge (see "branch.<name>.rebase").
862 When `never`, rebase is never automatically set to true.
863 When `local`, rebase is set to true for tracked branches of
864 other local branches.
865 When `remote`, rebase is set to true for tracked branches of
866 remote-tracking branches.
867 When `always`, rebase will be set to true for all tracking
869 See "branch.autoSetupMerge" for details on how to set up a
870 branch to track another branch.
871 This option defaults to never.
873 branch.<name>.remote::
874 When on branch <name>, it tells 'git fetch' and 'git push'
875 which remote to fetch from/push to. The remote to push to
876 may be overridden with `remote.pushDefault` (for all branches).
877 The remote to push to, for the current branch, may be further
878 overridden by `branch.<name>.pushRemote`. If no remote is
879 configured, or if you are not on any branch, it defaults to
880 `origin` for fetching and `remote.pushDefault` for pushing.
881 Additionally, `.` (a period) is the current local repository
882 (a dot-repository), see `branch.<name>.merge`'s final note below.
884 branch.<name>.pushRemote::
885 When on branch <name>, it overrides `branch.<name>.remote` for
886 pushing. It also overrides `remote.pushDefault` for pushing
887 from branch <name>. When you pull from one place (e.g. your
888 upstream) and push to another place (e.g. your own publishing
889 repository), you would want to set `remote.pushDefault` to
890 specify the remote to push to for all branches, and use this
891 option to override it for a specific branch.
893 branch.<name>.merge::
894 Defines, together with branch.<name>.remote, the upstream branch
895 for the given branch. It tells 'git fetch'/'git pull'/'git rebase' which
896 branch to merge and can also affect 'git push' (see push.default).
897 When in branch <name>, it tells 'git fetch' the default
898 refspec to be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value is
899 handled like the remote part of a refspec, and must match a
900 ref which is fetched from the remote given by
901 "branch.<name>.remote".
902 The merge information is used by 'git pull' (which at first calls
903 'git fetch') to lookup the default branch for merging. Without
904 this option, 'git pull' defaults to merge the first refspec fetched.
905 Specify multiple values to get an octopus merge.
906 If you wish to setup 'git pull' so that it merges into <name> from
907 another branch in the local repository, you can point
908 branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the relative path
909 setting `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote.
911 branch.<name>.mergeOptions::
912 Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
913 supported options are the same as those of linkgit:git-merge[1], but
914 option values containing whitespace characters are currently not
917 branch.<name>.rebase::
918 When true, rebase the branch <name> on top of the fetched branch,
919 instead of merging the default branch from the default remote when
920 "git pull" is run. See "pull.rebase" for doing this in a non
921 branch-specific manner.
923 When preserve, also pass `--preserve-merges` along to 'git rebase'
924 so that locally committed merge commits will not be flattened
925 by running 'git pull'.
927 When the value is `interactive`, the rebase is run in interactive mode.
929 *NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use
930 it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1]
933 branch.<name>.description::
934 Branch description, can be edited with
935 `git branch --edit-description`. Branch description is
936 automatically added in the format-patch cover letter or
937 request-pull summary.
940 Specify the command to invoke the specified browser. The
941 specified command is evaluated in shell with the URLs passed
942 as arguments. (See linkgit:git-web{litdd}browse[1].)
944 browser.<tool>.path::
945 Override the path for the given tool that may be used to
946 browse HTML help (see `-w` option in linkgit:git-help[1]) or a
947 working repository in gitweb (see linkgit:git-instaweb[1]).
950 A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f,
951 -i or -n. Defaults to true.
954 A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
955 linkgit:git-branch[1]. May be set to `always`,
956 `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
957 only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
958 value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
960 color.branch.<slot>::
961 Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of
962 `current` (the current branch), `local` (a local branch),
963 `remote` (a remote-tracking branch in refs/remotes/),
964 `upstream` (upstream tracking branch), `plain` (other
968 Whether to use ANSI escape sequences to add color to patches.
969 If this is set to `always`, linkgit:git-diff[1],
970 linkgit:git-log[1], and linkgit:git-show[1] will use color
971 for all patches. If it is set to `true` or `auto`, those
972 commands will only use color when output is to the terminal.
973 If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by
976 This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the
977 'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands. Can be overridden on the
978 command line with the `--color[=<when>]` option.
981 Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>` specifies
982 which part of the patch to use the specified color, and is one
983 of `context` (context text - `plain` is a historical synonym),
984 `meta` (metainformation), `frag`
985 (hunk header), 'func' (function in hunk header), `old` (removed lines),
986 `new` (added lines), `commit` (commit headers), or `whitespace`
987 (highlighting whitespace errors).
989 color.decorate.<slot>::
990 Use customized color for 'git log --decorate' output. `<slot>` is one
991 of `branch`, `remoteBranch`, `tag`, `stash` or `HEAD` for local
992 branches, remote-tracking branches, tags, stash and HEAD, respectively.
995 When set to `always`, always highlight matches. When `false` (or
996 `never`), never. When set to `true` or `auto`, use color only
997 when the output is written to the terminal. If unset, then the
998 value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
1001 Use customized color for grep colorization. `<slot>` specifies which
1002 part of the line to use the specified color, and is one of
1006 non-matching text in context lines (when using `-A`, `-B`, or `-C`)
1008 filename prefix (when not using `-h`)
1010 function name lines (when using `-p`)
1012 line number prefix (when using `-n`)
1014 matching text (same as setting `matchContext` and `matchSelected`)
1016 matching text in context lines
1018 matching text in selected lines
1020 non-matching text in selected lines
1022 separators between fields on a line (`:`, `-`, and `=`)
1023 and between hunks (`--`)
1027 When set to `always`, always use colors for interactive prompts
1028 and displays (such as those used by "git-add --interactive" and
1029 "git-clean --interactive"). When false (or `never`), never.
1030 When set to `true` or `auto`, use colors only when the output is
1031 to the terminal. If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is
1032 used (`auto` by default).
1034 color.interactive.<slot>::
1035 Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' and 'git clean
1036 --interactive' output. `<slot>` may be `prompt`, `header`, `help`
1037 or `error`, for four distinct types of normal output from
1038 interactive commands.
1041 A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
1042 use (default is true).
1045 A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
1046 linkgit:git-show-branch[1]. May be set to `always`,
1047 `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
1048 only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
1049 value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
1052 A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
1053 linkgit:git-status[1]. May be set to `always`,
1054 `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
1055 only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
1056 value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
1058 color.status.<slot>::
1059 Use customized color for status colorization. `<slot>` is
1060 one of `header` (the header text of the status message),
1061 `added` or `updated` (files which are added but not committed),
1062 `changed` (files which are changed but not added in the index),
1063 `untracked` (files which are not tracked by Git),
1064 `branch` (the current branch),
1065 `nobranch` (the color the 'no branch' warning is shown in, defaulting
1067 `unmerged` (files which have unmerged changes).
1070 This variable determines the default value for variables such
1071 as `color.diff` and `color.grep` that control the use of color
1072 per command family. Its scope will expand as more commands learn
1073 configuration to set a default for the `--color` option. Set it
1074 to `false` or `never` if you prefer Git commands not to use
1075 color unless enabled explicitly with some other configuration
1076 or the `--color` option. Set it to `always` if you want all
1077 output not intended for machine consumption to use color, to
1078 `true` or `auto` (this is the default since Git 1.8.4) if you
1079 want such output to use color when written to the terminal.
1082 Specify whether supported commands should output in columns.
1083 This variable consists of a list of tokens separated by spaces
1086 These options control when the feature should be enabled
1087 (defaults to 'never'):
1091 always show in columns
1093 never show in columns
1095 show in columns if the output is to the terminal
1098 These options control layout (defaults to 'column'). Setting any
1099 of these implies 'always' if none of 'always', 'never', or 'auto' are
1104 fill columns before rows
1106 fill rows before columns
1111 Finally, these options can be combined with a layout option (defaults
1116 make unequal size columns to utilize more space
1118 make equal size columns
1122 Specify whether to output branch listing in `git branch` in columns.
1123 See `column.ui` for details.
1126 Specify the layout when list items in `git clean -i`, which always
1127 shows files and directories in columns. See `column.ui` for details.
1130 Specify whether to output untracked files in `git status` in columns.
1131 See `column.ui` for details.
1134 Specify whether to output tag listing in `git tag` in columns.
1135 See `column.ui` for details.
1138 This setting overrides the default of the `--cleanup` option in
1139 `git commit`. See linkgit:git-commit[1] for details. Changing the
1140 default can be useful when you always want to keep lines that begin
1141 with comment character `#` in your log message, in which case you
1142 would do `git config commit.cleanup whitespace` (note that you will
1143 have to remove the help lines that begin with `#` in the commit log
1144 template yourself, if you do this).
1148 A boolean to specify whether all commits should be GPG signed.
1149 Use of this option when doing operations such as rebase can
1150 result in a large number of commits being signed. It may be
1151 convenient to use an agent to avoid typing your GPG passphrase
1155 A boolean to enable/disable inclusion of status information in the
1156 commit message template when using an editor to prepare the commit
1157 message. Defaults to true.
1160 Specify the pathname of a file to use as the template for
1161 new commit messages.
1164 A boolean or int to specify the level of verbose with `git commit`.
1165 See linkgit:git-commit[1].
1168 Specify an external helper to be called when a username or
1169 password credential is needed; the helper may consult external
1170 storage to avoid prompting the user for the credentials. Note
1171 that multiple helpers may be defined. See linkgit:gitcredentials[7]
1174 credential.useHttpPath::
1175 When acquiring credentials, consider the "path" component of an http
1176 or https URL to be important. Defaults to false. See
1177 linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for more information.
1179 credential.username::
1180 If no username is set for a network authentication, use this username
1181 by default. See credential.<context>.* below, and
1182 linkgit:gitcredentials[7].
1184 credential.<url>.*::
1185 Any of the credential.* options above can be applied selectively to
1186 some credentials. For example "credential.https://example.com.username"
1187 would set the default username only for https connections to
1188 example.com. See linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for details on how URLs are
1191 credentialCache.ignoreSIGHUP::
1192 Tell git-credential-cache--daemon to ignore SIGHUP, instead of quitting.
1194 include::diff-config.txt[]
1196 difftool.<tool>.path::
1197 Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case
1198 your tool is not in the PATH.
1200 difftool.<tool>.cmd::
1201 Specify the command to invoke the specified diff tool.
1202 The specified command is evaluated in shell with the following
1203 variables available: 'LOCAL' is set to the name of the temporary
1204 file containing the contents of the diff pre-image and 'REMOTE'
1205 is set to the name of the temporary file containing the contents
1206 of the diff post-image.
1209 Prompt before each invocation of the diff tool.
1211 fastimport.unpackLimit::
1212 If the number of objects imported by linkgit:git-fast-import[1]
1213 is below this limit, then the objects will be unpacked into
1214 loose object files. However if the number of imported objects
1215 equals or exceeds this limit then the pack will be stored as a
1216 pack. Storing the pack from a fast-import can make the import
1217 operation complete faster, especially on slow filesystems. If
1218 not set, the value of `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead.
1220 fetch.recurseSubmodules::
1221 This option can be either set to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'.
1222 Setting it to a boolean changes the behavior of fetch and pull to
1223 unconditionally recurse into submodules when set to true or to not
1224 recurse at all when set to false. When set to 'on-demand' (the default
1225 value), fetch and pull will only recurse into a populated submodule
1226 when its superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's
1230 If it is set to true, git-fetch-pack will check all fetched
1231 objects. It will abort in the case of a malformed object or a
1232 broken link. The result of an abort are only dangling objects.
1233 Defaults to false. If not set, the value of `transfer.fsckObjects`
1237 If the number of objects fetched over the Git native
1238 transfer is below this
1239 limit, then the objects will be unpacked into loose object
1240 files. However if the number of received objects equals or
1241 exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as
1242 a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the
1243 pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
1244 especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of
1245 `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead.
1248 If true, fetch will automatically behave as if the `--prune`
1249 option was given on the command line. See also `remote.<name>.prune`.
1252 Control how ref update status is printed. Valid values are
1253 `full` and `compact`. Default value is `full`. See section
1254 OUTPUT in linkgit:git-fetch[1] for detail.
1257 Enable multipart/mixed attachments as the default for
1258 'format-patch'. The value can also be a double quoted string
1259 which will enable attachments as the default and set the
1260 value as the boundary. See the --attach option in
1261 linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
1264 Provides the default value for the `--from` option to format-patch.
1265 Accepts a boolean value, or a name and email address. If false,
1266 format-patch defaults to `--no-from`, using commit authors directly in
1267 the "From:" field of patch mails. If true, format-patch defaults to
1268 `--from`, using your committer identity in the "From:" field of patch
1269 mails and including a "From:" field in the body of the patch mail if
1270 different. If set to a non-boolean value, format-patch uses that
1271 value instead of your committer identity. Defaults to false.
1274 A boolean which can enable or disable sequence numbers in patch
1275 subjects. It defaults to "auto" which enables it only if there
1276 is more than one patch. It can be enabled or disabled for all
1277 messages by setting it to "true" or "false". See --numbered
1278 option in linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
1281 Additional email headers to include in a patch to be submitted
1282 by mail. See linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
1286 Additional recipients to include in a patch to be submitted
1287 by mail. See the --to and --cc options in
1288 linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
1290 format.subjectPrefix::
1291 The default for format-patch is to output files with the '[PATCH]'
1292 subject prefix. Use this variable to change that prefix.
1295 The default for format-patch is to output a signature containing
1296 the Git version number. Use this variable to change that default.
1297 Set this variable to the empty string ("") to suppress
1298 signature generation.
1300 format.signatureFile::
1301 Works just like format.signature except the contents of the
1302 file specified by this variable will be used as the signature.
1305 The default for format-patch is to output files with the suffix
1306 `.patch`. Use this variable to change that suffix (make sure to
1307 include the dot if you want it).
1310 The default pretty format for log/show/whatchanged command,
1311 See linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1],
1312 linkgit:git-whatchanged[1].
1315 The default threading style for 'git format-patch'. Can be
1316 a boolean value, or `shallow` or `deep`. `shallow` threading
1317 makes every mail a reply to the head of the series,
1318 where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the
1319 `--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order.
1320 `deep` threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one.
1321 A true boolean value is the same as `shallow`, and a false
1322 value disables threading.
1325 A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of
1326 format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a
1327 patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have
1328 the rights to submit this work under the same open source license.
1329 Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion.
1331 format.coverLetter::
1332 A boolean that controls whether to generate a cover-letter when
1333 format-patch is invoked, but in addition can be set to "auto", to
1334 generate a cover-letter only when there's more than one patch.
1336 format.outputDirectory::
1337 Set a custom directory to store the resulting files instead of the
1338 current working directory.
1340 format.useAutoBase::
1341 A boolean value which lets you enable the `--base=auto` option of
1342 format-patch by default.
1344 filter.<driver>.clean::
1345 The command which is used to convert the content of a worktree
1346 file to a blob upon checkin. See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for
1349 filter.<driver>.smudge::
1350 The command which is used to convert the content of a blob
1351 object to a worktree file upon checkout. See
1352 linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details.
1355 Allows overriding the message type (error, warn or ignore) of a
1356 specific message ID such as `missingEmail`.
1358 For convenience, fsck prefixes the error/warning with the message ID,
1359 e.g. "missingEmail: invalid author/committer line - missing email" means
1360 that setting `fsck.missingEmail = ignore` will hide that issue.
1362 This feature is intended to support working with legacy repositories
1363 which cannot be repaired without disruptive changes.
1366 The path to a sorted list of object names (i.e. one SHA-1 per
1367 line) that are known to be broken in a non-fatal way and should
1368 be ignored. This feature is useful when an established project
1369 should be accepted despite early commits containing errors that
1370 can be safely ignored such as invalid committer email addresses.
1371 Note: corrupt objects cannot be skipped with this setting.
1373 gc.aggressiveDepth::
1374 The depth parameter used in the delta compression
1375 algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
1378 gc.aggressiveWindow::
1379 The window size parameter used in the delta compression
1380 algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
1384 When there are approximately more than this many loose
1385 objects in the repository, `git gc --auto` will pack them.
1386 Some Porcelain commands use this command to perform a
1387 light-weight garbage collection from time to time. The
1388 default value is 6700. Setting this to 0 disables it.
1391 When there are more than this many packs that are not
1392 marked with `*.keep` file in the repository, `git gc
1393 --auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. The
1394 default value is 50. Setting this to 0 disables it.
1397 Make `git gc --auto` return immediately and run in background
1398 if the system supports it. Default is true.
1401 Running `git pack-refs` in a repository renders it
1402 unclonable by Git versions prior to 1.5.1.2 over dumb
1403 transports such as HTTP. This variable determines whether
1404 'git gc' runs `git pack-refs`. This can be set to `notbare`
1405 to enable it within all non-bare repos or it can be set to a
1406 boolean value. The default is `true`.
1409 When 'git gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago'.
1410 Override the grace period with this config variable. The value
1411 "now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune
1412 unreachable objects immediately, or "never" may be used to
1413 suppress pruning. This feature helps prevent corruption when
1414 'git gc' runs concurrently with another process writing to the
1415 repository; see the "NOTES" section of linkgit:git-gc[1].
1417 gc.worktreePruneExpire::
1418 When 'git gc' is run, it calls
1419 'git worktree prune --expire 3.months.ago'.
1420 This config variable can be used to set a different grace
1421 period. The value "now" may be used to disable the grace
1422 period and prune `$GIT_DIR/worktrees` immediately, or "never"
1423 may be used to suppress pruning.
1426 gc.<pattern>.reflogExpire::
1427 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
1428 this time; defaults to 90 days. The value "now" expires all
1429 entries immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration
1430 altogether. With "<pattern>" (e.g.
1431 "refs/stash") in the middle the setting applies only to
1432 the refs that match the <pattern>.
1434 gc.reflogExpireUnreachable::
1435 gc.<pattern>.reflogExpireUnreachable::
1436 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
1437 this time and are not reachable from the current tip;
1438 defaults to 30 days. The value "now" expires all entries
1439 immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration altogether.
1440 With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash")
1441 in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that
1442 match the <pattern>.
1445 Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are
1446 kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run.
1447 The default is 60 days. See linkgit:git-rerere[1].
1449 gc.rerereUnresolved::
1450 Records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are
1451 kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run.
1452 The default is 15 days. See linkgit:git-rerere[1].
1454 gitcvs.commitMsgAnnotation::
1455 Append this string to each commit message. Set to empty string
1456 to disable this feature. Defaults to "via git-CVS emulator".
1459 Whether the CVS server interface is enabled for this repository.
1460 See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
1463 Path to a log file where the CVS server interface well... logs
1464 various stuff. See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
1466 gitcvs.usecrlfattr::
1467 If true, the server will look up the end-of-line conversion
1468 attributes for files to determine the `-k` modes to use. If
1469 the attributes force Git to treat a file as text,
1470 the `-k` mode will be left blank so CVS clients will
1471 treat it as text. If they suppress text conversion, the file
1472 will be set with '-kb' mode, which suppresses any newline munging
1473 the client might otherwise do. If the attributes do not allow
1474 the file type to be determined, then `gitcvs.allBinary` is
1475 used. See linkgit:gitattributes[5].
1478 This is used if `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` does not resolve
1479 the correct '-kb' mode to use. If true, all
1480 unresolved files are sent to the client in
1481 mode '-kb'. This causes the client to treat them
1482 as binary files, which suppresses any newline munging it
1483 otherwise might do. Alternatively, if it is set to "guess",
1484 then the contents of the file are examined to decide if
1485 it is binary, similar to `core.autocrlf`.
1488 Database used by git-cvsserver to cache revision information
1489 derived from the Git repository. The exact meaning depends on the
1490 used database driver, for SQLite (which is the default driver) this
1491 is a filename. Supports variable substitution (see
1492 linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details). May not contain semicolons (`;`).
1493 Default: '%Ggitcvs.%m.sqlite'
1496 Used Perl DBI driver. You can specify any available driver
1497 for this here, but it might not work. git-cvsserver is tested
1498 with 'DBD::SQLite', reported to work with 'DBD::Pg', and
1499 reported *not* to work with 'DBD::mysql'. Experimental feature.
1500 May not contain double colons (`:`). Default: 'SQLite'.
1501 See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
1503 gitcvs.dbUser, gitcvs.dbPass::
1504 Database user and password. Only useful if setting `gitcvs.dbDriver`,
1505 since SQLite has no concept of database users and/or passwords.
1506 'gitcvs.dbUser' supports variable substitution (see
1507 linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details).
1509 gitcvs.dbTableNamePrefix::
1510 Database table name prefix. Prepended to the names of any
1511 database tables used, allowing a single database to be used
1512 for several repositories. Supports variable substitution (see
1513 linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details). Any non-alphabetic
1514 characters will be replaced with underscores.
1516 All gitcvs variables except for `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` and
1517 `gitcvs.allBinary` can also be specified as
1518 'gitcvs.<access_method>.<varname>' (where 'access_method'
1519 is one of "ext" and "pserver") to make them apply only for the given
1523 gitweb.description::
1526 See linkgit:gitweb[1] for description.
1534 gitweb.remote_heads::
1537 See linkgit:gitweb.conf[5] for description.
1540 If set to true, enable `-n` option by default.
1543 Set the default matching behavior. Using a value of 'basic', 'extended',
1544 'fixed', or 'perl' will enable the `--basic-regexp`, `--extended-regexp`,
1545 `--fixed-strings`, or `--perl-regexp` option accordingly, while the
1546 value 'default' will return to the default matching behavior.
1548 grep.extendedRegexp::
1549 If set to true, enable `--extended-regexp` option by default. This
1550 option is ignored when the `grep.patternType` option is set to a value
1551 other than 'default'.
1554 Number of grep worker threads to use.
1555 See `grep.threads` in linkgit:git-grep[1] for more information.
1557 grep.fallbackToNoIndex::
1558 If set to true, fall back to git grep --no-index if git grep
1559 is executed outside of a git repository. Defaults to false.
1562 Use this custom program instead of "`gpg`" found on `$PATH` when
1563 making or verifying a PGP signature. The program must support the
1564 same command-line interface as GPG, namely, to verify a detached
1565 signature, "`gpg --verify $file - <$signature`" is run, and the
1566 program is expected to signal a good signature by exiting with
1567 code 0, and to generate an ASCII-armored detached signature, the
1568 standard input of "`gpg -bsau $key`" is fed with the contents to be
1569 signed, and the program is expected to send the result to its
1572 gui.commitMsgWidth::
1573 Defines how wide the commit message window is in the
1574 linkgit:git-gui[1]. "75" is the default.
1577 Specifies how many context lines should be used in calls to diff
1578 made by the linkgit:git-gui[1]. The default is "5".
1580 gui.displayUntracked::
1581 Determines if linkgit:git-gui[1] shows untracked files
1582 in the file list. The default is "true".
1585 Specifies the default encoding to use for displaying of
1586 file contents in linkgit:git-gui[1] and linkgit:gitk[1].
1587 It can be overridden by setting the 'encoding' attribute
1588 for relevant files (see linkgit:gitattributes[5]).
1589 If this option is not set, the tools default to the
1592 gui.matchTrackingBranch::
1593 Determines if new branches created with linkgit:git-gui[1] should
1594 default to tracking remote branches with matching names or
1595 not. Default: "false".
1597 gui.newBranchTemplate::
1598 Is used as suggested name when creating new branches using the
1601 gui.pruneDuringFetch::
1602 "true" if linkgit:git-gui[1] should prune remote-tracking branches when
1603 performing a fetch. The default value is "false".
1606 Determines if linkgit:git-gui[1] should trust the file modification
1607 timestamp or not. By default the timestamps are not trusted.
1609 gui.spellingDictionary::
1610 Specifies the dictionary used for spell checking commit messages in
1611 the linkgit:git-gui[1]. When set to "none" spell checking is turned
1615 If true, 'git gui blame' uses `-C` instead of `-C -C` for original
1616 location detection. It makes blame significantly faster on huge
1617 repositories at the expense of less thorough copy detection.
1619 gui.copyBlameThreshold::
1620 Specifies the threshold to use in 'git gui blame' original location
1621 detection, measured in alphanumeric characters. See the
1622 linkgit:git-blame[1] manual for more information on copy detection.
1624 gui.blamehistoryctx::
1625 Specifies the radius of history context in days to show in
1626 linkgit:gitk[1] for the selected commit, when the `Show History
1627 Context` menu item is invoked from 'git gui blame'. If this
1628 variable is set to zero, the whole history is shown.
1630 guitool.<name>.cmd::
1631 Specifies the shell command line to execute when the corresponding item
1632 of the linkgit:git-gui[1] `Tools` menu is invoked. This option is
1633 mandatory for every tool. The command is executed from the root of
1634 the working directory, and in the environment it receives the name of
1635 the tool as `GIT_GUITOOL`, the name of the currently selected file as
1636 'FILENAME', and the name of the current branch as 'CUR_BRANCH' (if
1637 the head is detached, 'CUR_BRANCH' is empty).
1639 guitool.<name>.needsFile::
1640 Run the tool only if a diff is selected in the GUI. It guarantees
1641 that 'FILENAME' is not empty.
1643 guitool.<name>.noConsole::
1644 Run the command silently, without creating a window to display its
1647 guitool.<name>.noRescan::
1648 Don't rescan the working directory for changes after the tool
1651 guitool.<name>.confirm::
1652 Show a confirmation dialog before actually running the tool.
1654 guitool.<name>.argPrompt::
1655 Request a string argument from the user, and pass it to the tool
1656 through the `ARGS` environment variable. Since requesting an
1657 argument implies confirmation, the 'confirm' option has no effect
1658 if this is enabled. If the option is set to 'true', 'yes', or '1',
1659 the dialog uses a built-in generic prompt; otherwise the exact
1660 value of the variable is used.
1662 guitool.<name>.revPrompt::
1663 Request a single valid revision from the user, and set the
1664 `REVISION` environment variable. In other aspects this option
1665 is similar to 'argPrompt', and can be used together with it.
1667 guitool.<name>.revUnmerged::
1668 Show only unmerged branches in the 'revPrompt' subdialog.
1669 This is useful for tools similar to merge or rebase, but not
1670 for things like checkout or reset.
1672 guitool.<name>.title::
1673 Specifies the title to use for the prompt dialog. The default
1676 guitool.<name>.prompt::
1677 Specifies the general prompt string to display at the top of
1678 the dialog, before subsections for 'argPrompt' and 'revPrompt'.
1679 The default value includes the actual command.
1682 Specify the browser that will be used to display help in the
1683 'web' format. See linkgit:git-help[1].
1686 Override the default help format used by linkgit:git-help[1].
1687 Values 'man', 'info', 'web' and 'html' are supported. 'man' is
1688 the default. 'web' and 'html' are the same.
1691 Automatically correct and execute mistyped commands after
1692 waiting for the given number of deciseconds (0.1 sec). If more
1693 than one command can be deduced from the entered text, nothing
1694 will be executed. If the value of this option is negative,
1695 the corrected command will be executed immediately. If the
1696 value is 0 - the command will be just shown but not executed.
1697 This is the default.
1700 Specify the path where the HTML documentation resides. File system paths
1701 and URLs are supported. HTML pages will be prefixed with this path when
1702 help is displayed in the 'web' format. This defaults to the documentation
1703 path of your Git installation.
1706 Override the HTTP proxy, normally configured using the 'http_proxy',
1707 'https_proxy', and 'all_proxy' environment variables (see `curl(1)`). In
1708 addition to the syntax understood by curl, it is possible to specify a
1709 proxy string with a user name but no password, in which case git will
1710 attempt to acquire one in the same way it does for other credentials. See
1711 linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for more information. The syntax thus is
1712 '[protocol://][user[:password]@]proxyhost[:port]'. This can be overridden
1713 on a per-remote basis; see remote.<name>.proxy
1715 http.proxyAuthMethod::
1716 Set the method with which to authenticate against the HTTP proxy. This
1717 only takes effect if the configured proxy string contains a user name part
1718 (i.e. is of the form 'user@host' or 'user@host:port'). This can be
1719 overridden on a per-remote basis; see `remote.<name>.proxyAuthMethod`.
1720 Both can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_PROXY_AUTHMETHOD` environment
1721 variable. Possible values are:
1724 * `anyauth` - Automatically pick a suitable authentication method. It is
1725 assumed that the proxy answers an unauthenticated request with a 407
1726 status code and one or more Proxy-authenticate headers with supported
1727 authentication methods. This is the default.
1728 * `basic` - HTTP Basic authentication
1729 * `digest` - HTTP Digest authentication; this prevents the password from being
1730 transmitted to the proxy in clear text
1731 * `negotiate` - GSS-Negotiate authentication (compare the --negotiate option
1733 * `ntlm` - NTLM authentication (compare the --ntlm option of `curl(1)`)
1737 Attempt authentication without seeking a username or password. This
1738 can be used to attempt GSS-Negotiate authentication without specifying
1739 a username in the URL, as libcurl normally requires a username for
1743 Control GSSAPI credential delegation. The delegation is disabled
1744 by default in libcurl since version 7.21.7. Set parameter to tell
1745 the server what it is allowed to delegate when it comes to user
1746 credentials. Used with GSS/kerberos. Possible values are:
1749 * `none` - Don't allow any delegation.
1750 * `policy` - Delegates if and only if the OK-AS-DELEGATE flag is set in the
1751 Kerberos service ticket, which is a matter of realm policy.
1752 * `always` - Unconditionally allow the server to delegate.
1757 Pass an additional HTTP header when communicating with a server. If
1758 more than one such entry exists, all of them are added as extra
1759 headers. To allow overriding the settings inherited from the system
1760 config, an empty value will reset the extra headers to the empty list.
1763 The pathname of a file containing previously stored cookie lines,
1764 which should be used
1765 in the Git http session, if they match the server. The file format
1766 of the file to read cookies from should be plain HTTP headers or
1767 the Netscape/Mozilla cookie file format (see `curl(1)`).
1768 NOTE that the file specified with http.cookieFile is used only as
1769 input unless http.saveCookies is set.
1772 If set, store cookies received during requests to the file specified by
1773 http.cookieFile. Has no effect if http.cookieFile is unset.
1776 The SSL version to use when negotiating an SSL connection, if you
1777 want to force the default. The available and default version
1778 depend on whether libcurl was built against NSS or OpenSSL and the
1779 particular configuration of the crypto library in use. Internally
1780 this sets the 'CURLOPT_SSL_VERSION' option; see the libcurl
1781 documentation for more details on the format of this option and
1782 for the ssl version supported. Actually the possible values of
1793 Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_VERSION` environment variable.
1794 To force git to use libcurl's default ssl version and ignore any
1795 explicit http.sslversion option, set `GIT_SSL_VERSION` to the
1798 http.sslCipherList::
1799 A list of SSL ciphers to use when negotiating an SSL connection.
1800 The available ciphers depend on whether libcurl was built against
1801 NSS or OpenSSL and the particular configuration of the crypto
1802 library in use. Internally this sets the 'CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST'
1803 option; see the libcurl documentation for more details on the format
1806 Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST` environment variable.
1807 To force git to use libcurl's default cipher list and ignore any
1808 explicit http.sslCipherList option, set `GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST` to the
1812 Whether to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
1813 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY` environment
1817 File containing the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
1818 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_CERT` environment
1822 File containing the SSL private key when fetching or pushing
1823 over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_KEY` environment
1826 http.sslCertPasswordProtected::
1827 Enable Git's password prompt for the SSL certificate. Otherwise
1828 OpenSSL will prompt the user, possibly many times, if the
1829 certificate or private key is encrypted. Can be overridden by the
1830 `GIT_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD_PROTECTED` environment variable.
1833 File containing the certificates to verify the peer with when
1834 fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the
1835 `GIT_SSL_CAINFO` environment variable.
1838 Path containing files with the CA certificates to verify the peer
1839 with when fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden
1840 by the `GIT_SSL_CAPATH` environment variable.
1843 Public key of the https service. It may either be the filename of
1844 a PEM or DER encoded public key file or a string starting with
1845 'sha256//' followed by the base64 encoded sha256 hash of the
1846 public key. See also libcurl 'CURLOPT_PINNEDPUBLICKEY'. git will
1847 exit with an error if this option is set but not supported by
1851 Attempt to use AUTH SSL/TLS and encrypted data transfers
1852 when connecting via regular FTP protocol. This might be needed
1853 if the FTP server requires it for security reasons or you wish
1854 to connect securely whenever remote FTP server supports it.
1855 Default is false since it might trigger certificate verification
1856 errors on misconfigured servers.
1859 How many HTTP requests to launch in parallel. Can be overridden
1860 by the `GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS` environment variable. Default is 5.
1863 The number of curl sessions (counted across slots) to be kept across
1864 requests. They will not be ended with curl_easy_cleanup() until
1865 http_cleanup() is invoked. If USE_CURL_MULTI is not defined, this
1866 value will be capped at 1. Defaults to 1.
1869 Maximum size in bytes of the buffer used by smart HTTP
1870 transports when POSTing data to the remote system.
1871 For requests larger than this buffer size, HTTP/1.1 and
1872 Transfer-Encoding: chunked is used to avoid creating a
1873 massive pack file locally. Default is 1 MiB, which is
1874 sufficient for most requests.
1876 http.lowSpeedLimit, http.lowSpeedTime::
1877 If the HTTP transfer speed is less than 'http.lowSpeedLimit'
1878 for longer than 'http.lowSpeedTime' seconds, the transfer is aborted.
1879 Can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT` and
1880 `GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME` environment variables.
1883 A boolean which disables using of EPSV ftp command by curl.
1884 This can helpful with some "poor" ftp servers which don't
1885 support EPSV mode. Can be overridden by the `GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV`
1886 environment variable. Default is false (curl will use EPSV).
1889 The HTTP USER_AGENT string presented to an HTTP server. The default
1890 value represents the version of the client Git such as git/1.7.1.
1891 This option allows you to override this value to a more common value
1892 such as Mozilla/4.0. This may be necessary, for instance, if
1893 connecting through a firewall that restricts HTTP connections to a set
1894 of common USER_AGENT strings (but not including those like git/1.7.1).
1895 Can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT` environment variable.
1897 http.followRedirects::
1898 Whether git should follow HTTP redirects. If set to `true`, git
1899 will transparently follow any redirect issued by a server it
1900 encounters. If set to `false`, git will treat all redirects as
1901 errors. If set to `initial`, git will follow redirects only for
1902 the initial request to a remote, but not for subsequent
1903 follow-up HTTP requests. Since git uses the redirected URL as
1904 the base for the follow-up requests, this is generally
1905 sufficient. The default is `initial`.
1908 Any of the http.* options above can be applied selectively to some URLs.
1909 For a config key to match a URL, each element of the config key is
1910 compared to that of the URL, in the following order:
1913 . Scheme (e.g., `https` in `https://example.com/`). This field
1914 must match exactly between the config key and the URL.
1916 . Host/domain name (e.g., `example.com` in `https://example.com/`).
1917 This field must match exactly between the config key and the URL.
1919 . Port number (e.g., `8080` in `http://example.com:8080/`).
1920 This field must match exactly between the config key and the URL.
1921 Omitted port numbers are automatically converted to the correct
1922 default for the scheme before matching.
1924 . Path (e.g., `repo.git` in `https://example.com/repo.git`). The
1925 path field of the config key must match the path field of the URL
1926 either exactly or as a prefix of slash-delimited path elements. This means
1927 a config key with path `foo/` matches URL path `foo/bar`. A prefix can only
1928 match on a slash (`/`) boundary. Longer matches take precedence (so a config
1929 key with path `foo/bar` is a better match to URL path `foo/bar` than a config
1930 key with just path `foo/`).
1932 . User name (e.g., `user` in `https://user@example.com/repo.git`). If
1933 the config key has a user name it must match the user name in the
1934 URL exactly. If the config key does not have a user name, that
1935 config key will match a URL with any user name (including none),
1936 but at a lower precedence than a config key with a user name.
1939 The list above is ordered by decreasing precedence; a URL that matches
1940 a config key's path is preferred to one that matches its user name. For example,
1941 if the URL is `https://user@example.com/foo/bar` a config key match of
1942 `https://example.com/foo` will be preferred over a config key match of
1943 `https://user@example.com`.
1945 All URLs are normalized before attempting any matching (the password part,
1946 if embedded in the URL, is always ignored for matching purposes) so that
1947 equivalent URLs that are simply spelled differently will match properly.
1948 Environment variable settings always override any matches. The URLs that are
1949 matched against are those given directly to Git commands. This means any URLs
1950 visited as a result of a redirection do not participate in matching.
1952 i18n.commitEncoding::
1953 Character encoding the commit messages are stored in; Git itself
1954 does not care per se, but this information is necessary e.g. when
1955 importing commits from emails or in the gitk graphical history
1956 browser (and possibly at other places in the future or in other
1957 porcelains). See e.g. linkgit:git-mailinfo[1]. Defaults to 'utf-8'.
1959 i18n.logOutputEncoding::
1960 Character encoding the commit messages are converted to when
1961 running 'git log' and friends.
1964 The configuration variables in the 'imap' section are described
1965 in linkgit:git-imap-send[1].
1968 Specify the version with which new index files should be
1969 initialized. This does not affect existing repositories.
1972 Specify the directory from which templates will be copied.
1973 (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
1976 Specify the program that will be used to browse your working
1977 repository in gitweb. See linkgit:git-instaweb[1].
1980 The HTTP daemon command-line to start gitweb on your working
1981 repository. See linkgit:git-instaweb[1].
1984 If true the web server started by linkgit:git-instaweb[1] will
1985 be bound to the local IP (127.0.0.1).
1987 instaweb.modulePath::
1988 The default module path for linkgit:git-instaweb[1] to use
1989 instead of /usr/lib/apache2/modules. Only used if httpd
1993 The port number to bind the gitweb httpd to. See
1994 linkgit:git-instaweb[1].
1996 interactive.singleKey::
1997 In interactive commands, allow the user to provide one-letter
1998 input with a single key (i.e., without hitting enter).
1999 Currently this is used by the `--patch` mode of
2000 linkgit:git-add[1], linkgit:git-checkout[1], linkgit:git-commit[1],
2001 linkgit:git-reset[1], and linkgit:git-stash[1]. Note that this
2002 setting is silently ignored if portable keystroke input
2003 is not available; requires the Perl module Term::ReadKey.
2005 interactive.diffFilter::
2006 When an interactive command (such as `git add --patch`) shows
2007 a colorized diff, git will pipe the diff through the shell
2008 command defined by this configuration variable. The command may
2009 mark up the diff further for human consumption, provided that it
2010 retains a one-to-one correspondence with the lines in the
2011 original diff. Defaults to disabled (no filtering).
2014 If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and
2015 linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--abbrev-commit`. You may
2016 override this option with `--no-abbrev-commit`.
2019 Set the default date-time mode for the 'log' command.
2020 Setting a value for log.date is similar to using 'git log''s
2021 `--date` option. See linkgit:git-log[1] for details.
2024 Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown by the log
2025 command. If 'short' is specified, the ref name prefixes 'refs/heads/',
2026 'refs/tags/' and 'refs/remotes/' will not be printed. If 'full' is
2027 specified, the full ref name (including prefix) will be printed.
2028 If 'auto' is specified, then if the output is going to a terminal,
2029 the ref names are shown as if 'short' were given, otherwise no ref
2030 names are shown. This is the same as the `--decorate` option
2034 If `true`, `git log` will act as if the `--follow` option was used when
2035 a single <path> is given. This has the same limitations as `--follow`,
2036 i.e. it cannot be used to follow multiple files and does not work well
2037 on non-linear history.
2040 If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event.
2041 This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree.
2042 Tools like linkgit:git-log[1] or linkgit:git-whatchanged[1], which
2043 normally hide the root commit will now show it. True by default.
2046 If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and
2047 linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--use-mailmap`.
2050 If true, makes linkgit:git-mailinfo[1] (and therefore
2051 linkgit:git-am[1]) act by default as if the --scissors option
2052 was provided on the command-line. When active, this features
2053 removes everything from the message body before a scissors
2054 line (i.e. consisting mainly of ">8", "8<" and "-").
2057 The location of an augmenting mailmap file. The default
2058 mailmap, located in the root of the repository, is loaded
2059 first, then the mailmap file pointed to by this variable.
2060 The location of the mailmap file may be in a repository
2061 subdirectory, or somewhere outside of the repository itself.
2062 See linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1].
2065 Like `mailmap.file`, but consider the value as a reference to a
2066 blob in the repository. If both `mailmap.file` and
2067 `mailmap.blob` are given, both are parsed, with entries from
2068 `mailmap.file` taking precedence. In a bare repository, this
2069 defaults to `HEAD:.mailmap`. In a non-bare repository, it
2073 Specify the programs that may be used to display help in the
2074 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1].
2077 Specify the command to invoke the specified man viewer. The
2078 specified command is evaluated in shell with the man page
2079 passed as argument. (See linkgit:git-help[1].)
2082 Override the path for the given tool that may be used to
2083 display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1].
2085 include::merge-config.txt[]
2087 mergetool.<tool>.path::
2088 Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case
2089 your tool is not in the PATH.
2091 mergetool.<tool>.cmd::
2092 Specify the command to invoke the specified merge tool. The
2093 specified command is evaluated in shell with the following
2094 variables available: 'BASE' is the name of a temporary file
2095 containing the common base of the files to be merged, if available;
2096 'LOCAL' is the name of a temporary file containing the contents of
2097 the file on the current branch; 'REMOTE' is the name of a temporary
2098 file containing the contents of the file from the branch being
2099 merged; 'MERGED' contains the name of the file to which the merge
2100 tool should write the results of a successful merge.
2102 mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode::
2103 For a custom merge command, specify whether the exit code of
2104 the merge command can be used to determine whether the merge was
2105 successful. If this is not set to true then the merge target file
2106 timestamp is checked and the merge assumed to have been successful
2107 if the file has been updated, otherwise the user is prompted to
2108 indicate the success of the merge.
2110 mergetool.meld.hasOutput::
2111 Older versions of `meld` do not support the `--output` option.
2112 Git will attempt to detect whether `meld` supports `--output`
2113 by inspecting the output of `meld --help`. Configuring
2114 `mergetool.meld.hasOutput` will make Git skip these checks and
2115 use the configured value instead. Setting `mergetool.meld.hasOutput`
2116 to `true` tells Git to unconditionally use the `--output` option,
2117 and `false` avoids using `--output`.
2119 mergetool.keepBackup::
2120 After performing a merge, the original file with conflict markers
2121 can be saved as a file with a `.orig` extension. If this variable
2122 is set to `false` then this file is not preserved. Defaults to
2123 `true` (i.e. keep the backup files).
2125 mergetool.keepTemporaries::
2126 When invoking a custom merge tool, Git uses a set of temporary
2127 files to pass to the tool. If the tool returns an error and this
2128 variable is set to `true`, then these temporary files will be
2129 preserved, otherwise they will be removed after the tool has
2130 exited. Defaults to `false`.
2132 mergetool.writeToTemp::
2133 Git writes temporary 'BASE', 'LOCAL', and 'REMOTE' versions of
2134 conflicting files in the worktree by default. Git will attempt
2135 to use a temporary directory for these files when set `true`.
2136 Defaults to `false`.
2139 Prompt before each invocation of the merge resolution program.
2141 notes.mergeStrategy::
2142 Which merge strategy to choose by default when resolving notes
2143 conflicts. Must be one of `manual`, `ours`, `theirs`, `union`, or
2144 `cat_sort_uniq`. Defaults to `manual`. See "NOTES MERGE STRATEGIES"
2145 section of linkgit:git-notes[1] for more information on each strategy.
2147 notes.<name>.mergeStrategy::
2148 Which merge strategy to choose when doing a notes merge into
2149 refs/notes/<name>. This overrides the more general
2150 "notes.mergeStrategy". See the "NOTES MERGE STRATEGIES" section in
2151 linkgit:git-notes[1] for more information on the available strategies.
2154 The (fully qualified) refname from which to show notes when
2155 showing commit messages. The value of this variable can be set
2156 to a glob, in which case notes from all matching refs will be
2157 shown. You may also specify this configuration variable
2158 several times. A warning will be issued for refs that do not
2159 exist, but a glob that does not match any refs is silently
2162 This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF`
2163 environment variable, which must be a colon separated list of refs or
2166 The effective value of "core.notesRef" (possibly overridden by
2167 GIT_NOTES_REF) is also implicitly added to the list of refs to be
2170 notes.rewrite.<command>::
2171 When rewriting commits with <command> (currently `amend` or
2172 `rebase`) and this variable is set to `true`, Git
2173 automatically copies your notes from the original to the
2174 rewritten commit. Defaults to `true`, but see
2175 "notes.rewriteRef" below.
2178 When copying notes during a rewrite (see the
2179 "notes.rewrite.<command>" option), determines what to do if
2180 the target commit already has a note. Must be one of
2181 `overwrite`, `concatenate`, `cat_sort_uniq`, or `ignore`.
2182 Defaults to `concatenate`.
2184 This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE`
2185 environment variable.
2188 When copying notes during a rewrite, specifies the (fully
2189 qualified) ref whose notes should be copied. The ref may be a
2190 glob, in which case notes in all matching refs will be copied.
2191 You may also specify this configuration several times.
2193 Does not have a default value; you must configure this variable to
2194 enable note rewriting. Set it to `refs/notes/commits` to enable
2195 rewriting for the default commit notes.
2197 This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF`
2198 environment variable, which must be a colon separated list of refs or
2202 The size of the window used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] when no
2203 window size is given on the command line. Defaults to 10.
2206 The maximum delta depth used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] when no
2207 maximum depth is given on the command line. Defaults to 50.
2210 The maximum size of memory that is consumed by each thread
2211 in linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] for pack window memory when
2212 no limit is given on the command line. The value can be
2213 suffixed with "k", "m", or "g". When left unconfigured (or
2214 set explicitly to 0), there will be no limit.
2217 An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects
2218 in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
2219 compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
2220 slowest. If not set, defaults to core.compression. If that is
2221 not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
2222 compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
2225 Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress
2226 all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
2227 to linkgit:git-repack[1].
2229 pack.deltaCacheSize::
2230 The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in
2231 linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] before writing them out to a pack.
2232 This cache is used to speed up the writing object phase by not
2233 having to recompute the final delta result once the best match
2234 for all objects is found. Repacking large repositories on machines
2235 which are tight with memory might be badly impacted by this though,
2236 especially if this cache pushes the system into swapping.
2237 A value of 0 means no limit. The smallest size of 1 byte may be
2238 used to virtually disable this cache. Defaults to 256 MiB.
2240 pack.deltaCacheLimit::
2241 The maximum size of a delta, that is cached in
2242 linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. This cache is used to speed up the
2243 writing object phase by not having to recompute the final delta
2244 result once the best match for all objects is found. Defaults to 1000.
2247 Specifies the number of threads to spawn when searching for best
2248 delta matches. This requires that linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]
2249 be compiled with pthreads otherwise this option is ignored with a
2250 warning. This is meant to reduce packing time on multiprocessor
2251 machines. The required amount of memory for the delta search window
2252 is however multiplied by the number of threads.
2253 Specifying 0 will cause Git to auto-detect the number of CPU's
2254 and set the number of threads accordingly.
2257 Specify the default pack index version. Valid values are 1 for
2258 legacy pack index used by Git versions prior to 1.5.2, and 2 for
2259 the new pack index with capabilities for packs larger than 4 GB
2260 as well as proper protection against the repacking of corrupted
2261 packs. Version 2 is the default. Note that version 2 is enforced
2262 and this config option ignored whenever the corresponding pack is
2265 If you have an old Git that does not understand the version 2 `*.idx` file,
2266 cloning or fetching over a non native protocol (e.g. "http")
2267 that will copy both `*.pack` file and corresponding `*.idx` file from the
2268 other side may give you a repository that cannot be accessed with your
2269 older version of Git. If the `*.pack` file is smaller than 2 GB, however,
2270 you can use linkgit:git-index-pack[1] on the *.pack file to regenerate
2273 pack.packSizeLimit::
2274 The maximum size of a pack. This setting only affects
2275 packing to a file when repacking, i.e. the git:// protocol
2276 is unaffected. It can be overridden by the `--max-pack-size`
2277 option of linkgit:git-repack[1]. Reaching this limit results
2278 in the creation of multiple packfiles; which in turn prevents
2279 bitmaps from being created.
2280 The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB.
2281 The default is unlimited.
2282 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are
2286 When true, git will use pack bitmaps (if available) when packing
2287 to stdout (e.g., during the server side of a fetch). Defaults to
2288 true. You should not generally need to turn this off unless
2289 you are debugging pack bitmaps.
2291 pack.writeBitmaps (deprecated)::
2292 This is a deprecated synonym for `repack.writeBitmaps`.
2294 pack.writeBitmapHashCache::
2295 When true, git will include a "hash cache" section in the bitmap
2296 index (if one is written). This cache can be used to feed git's
2297 delta heuristics, potentially leading to better deltas between
2298 bitmapped and non-bitmapped objects (e.g., when serving a fetch
2299 between an older, bitmapped pack and objects that have been
2300 pushed since the last gc). The downside is that it consumes 4
2301 bytes per object of disk space, and that JGit's bitmap
2302 implementation does not understand it, causing it to complain if
2303 Git and JGit are used on the same repository. Defaults to false.
2306 If the value is boolean, turns on or off pagination of the
2307 output of a particular Git subcommand when writing to a tty.
2308 Otherwise, turns on pagination for the subcommand using the
2309 pager specified by the value of `pager.<cmd>`. If `--paginate`
2310 or `--no-pager` is specified on the command line, it takes
2311 precedence over this option. To disable pagination for all
2312 commands, set `core.pager` or `GIT_PAGER` to `cat`.
2315 Alias for a --pretty= format string, as specified in
2316 linkgit:git-log[1]. Any aliases defined here can be used just
2317 as the built-in pretty formats could. For example,
2318 running `git config pretty.changelog "format:* %H %s"`
2319 would cause the invocation `git log --pretty=changelog`
2320 to be equivalent to running `git log "--pretty=format:* %H %s"`.
2321 Note that an alias with the same name as a built-in format
2322 will be silently ignored.
2325 If set, provide a user defined default policy for all protocols which
2326 don't explicitly have a policy (`protocol.<name>.allow`). By default,
2327 if unset, known-safe protocols (http, https, git, ssh, file) have a
2328 default policy of `always`, known-dangerous protocols (ext) have a
2329 default policy of `never`, and all other protocols have a default
2330 policy of `user`. Supported policies:
2334 * `always` - protocol is always able to be used.
2336 * `never` - protocol is never able to be used.
2338 * `user` - protocol is only able to be used when `GIT_PROTOCOL_FROM_USER` is
2339 either unset or has a value of 1. This policy should be used when you want a
2340 protocol to be directly usable by the user but don't want it used by commands which
2341 execute clone/fetch/push commands without user input, e.g. recursive
2342 submodule initialization.
2346 protocol.<name>.allow::
2347 Set a policy to be used by protocol `<name>` with clone/fetch/push
2348 commands. See `protocol.allow` above for the available policies.
2350 The protocol names currently used by git are:
2353 - `file`: any local file-based path (including `file://` URLs,
2356 - `git`: the anonymous git protocol over a direct TCP
2357 connection (or proxy, if configured)
2359 - `ssh`: git over ssh (including `host:path` syntax,
2362 - `http`: git over http, both "smart http" and "dumb http".
2363 Note that this does _not_ include `https`; if you want to configure
2364 both, you must do so individually.
2366 - any external helpers are named by their protocol (e.g., use
2367 `hg` to allow the `git-remote-hg` helper)
2371 By default, Git does not create an extra merge commit when merging
2372 a commit that is a descendant of the current commit. Instead, the
2373 tip of the current branch is fast-forwarded. When set to `false`,
2374 this variable tells Git to create an extra merge commit in such
2375 a case (equivalent to giving the `--no-ff` option from the command
2376 line). When set to `only`, only such fast-forward merges are
2377 allowed (equivalent to giving the `--ff-only` option from the
2378 command line). This setting overrides `merge.ff` when pulling.
2381 When true, rebase branches on top of the fetched branch, instead
2382 of merging the default branch from the default remote when "git
2383 pull" is run. See "branch.<name>.rebase" for setting this on a
2386 When preserve, also pass `--preserve-merges` along to 'git rebase'
2387 so that locally committed merge commits will not be flattened
2388 by running 'git pull'.
2390 When the value is `interactive`, the rebase is run in interactive mode.
2392 *NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use
2393 it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1]
2397 The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches
2401 The default merge strategy to use when pulling a single branch.
2404 Defines the action `git push` should take if no refspec is
2405 explicitly given. Different values are well-suited for
2406 specific workflows; for instance, in a purely central workflow
2407 (i.e. the fetch source is equal to the push destination),
2408 `upstream` is probably what you want. Possible values are:
2412 * `nothing` - do not push anything (error out) unless a refspec is
2413 explicitly given. This is primarily meant for people who want to
2414 avoid mistakes by always being explicit.
2416 * `current` - push the current branch to update a branch with the same
2417 name on the receiving end. Works in both central and non-central
2420 * `upstream` - push the current branch back to the branch whose
2421 changes are usually integrated into the current branch (which is
2422 called `@{upstream}`). This mode only makes sense if you are
2423 pushing to the same repository you would normally pull from
2424 (i.e. central workflow).
2426 * `simple` - in centralized workflow, work like `upstream` with an
2427 added safety to refuse to push if the upstream branch's name is
2428 different from the local one.
2430 When pushing to a remote that is different from the remote you normally
2431 pull from, work as `current`. This is the safest option and is suited
2434 This mode has become the default in Git 2.0.
2436 * `matching` - push all branches having the same name on both ends.
2437 This makes the repository you are pushing to remember the set of
2438 branches that will be pushed out (e.g. if you always push 'maint'
2439 and 'master' there and no other branches, the repository you push
2440 to will have these two branches, and your local 'maint' and
2441 'master' will be pushed there).
2443 To use this mode effectively, you have to make sure _all_ the
2444 branches you would push out are ready to be pushed out before
2445 running 'git push', as the whole point of this mode is to allow you
2446 to push all of the branches in one go. If you usually finish work
2447 on only one branch and push out the result, while other branches are
2448 unfinished, this mode is not for you. Also this mode is not
2449 suitable for pushing into a shared central repository, as other
2450 people may add new branches there, or update the tip of existing
2451 branches outside your control.
2453 This used to be the default, but not since Git 2.0 (`simple` is the
2459 If set to true enable `--follow-tags` option by default. You
2460 may override this configuration at time of push by specifying
2464 May be set to a boolean value, or the string 'if-asked'. A true
2465 value causes all pushes to be GPG signed, as if `--signed` is
2466 passed to linkgit:git-push[1]. The string 'if-asked' causes
2467 pushes to be signed if the server supports it, as if
2468 `--signed=if-asked` is passed to 'git push'. A false value may
2469 override a value from a lower-priority config file. An explicit
2470 command-line flag always overrides this config option.
2472 push.recurseSubmodules::
2473 Make sure all submodule commits used by the revisions to be pushed
2474 are available on a remote-tracking branch. If the value is 'check'
2475 then Git will verify that all submodule commits that changed in the
2476 revisions to be pushed are available on at least one remote of the
2477 submodule. If any commits are missing, the push will be aborted and
2478 exit with non-zero status. If the value is 'on-demand' then all
2479 submodules that changed in the revisions to be pushed will be
2480 pushed. If on-demand was not able to push all necessary revisions
2481 it will also be aborted and exit with non-zero status. If the value
2482 is 'no' then default behavior of ignoring submodules when pushing
2483 is retained. You may override this configuration at time of push by
2484 specifying '--recurse-submodules=check|on-demand|no'.
2487 Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last
2488 rebase. False by default.
2491 If set to true enable `--autosquash` option by default.
2494 When set to true, automatically create a temporary stash
2495 before the operation begins, and apply it after the operation
2496 ends. This means that you can run rebase on a dirty worktree.
2497 However, use with care: the final stash application after a
2498 successful rebase might result in non-trivial conflicts.
2501 rebase.missingCommitsCheck::
2502 If set to "warn", git rebase -i will print a warning if some
2503 commits are removed (e.g. a line was deleted), however the
2504 rebase will still proceed. If set to "error", it will print
2505 the previous warning and stop the rebase, 'git rebase
2506 --edit-todo' can then be used to correct the error. If set to
2507 "ignore", no checking is done.
2508 To drop a commit without warning or error, use the `drop`
2509 command in the todo-list.
2510 Defaults to "ignore".
2512 rebase.instructionFormat::
2513 A format string, as specified in linkgit:git-log[1], to be used for
2514 the instruction list during an interactive rebase. The format will automatically
2515 have the long commit hash prepended to the format.
2517 receive.advertiseAtomic::
2518 By default, git-receive-pack will advertise the atomic push
2519 capability to its clients. If you don't want to advertise this
2520 capability, set this variable to false.
2522 receive.advertisePushOptions::
2523 By default, git-receive-pack will advertise the push options
2524 capability to its clients. If you don't want to advertise this
2525 capability, set this variable to false.
2528 By default, git-receive-pack will run "git-gc --auto" after
2529 receiving data from git-push and updating refs. You can stop
2530 it by setting this variable to false.
2532 receive.certNonceSeed::
2533 By setting this variable to a string, `git receive-pack`
2534 will accept a `git push --signed` and verifies it by using
2535 a "nonce" protected by HMAC using this string as a secret
2538 receive.certNonceSlop::
2539 When a `git push --signed` sent a push certificate with a
2540 "nonce" that was issued by a receive-pack serving the same
2541 repository within this many seconds, export the "nonce"
2542 found in the certificate to `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE` to the
2543 hooks (instead of what the receive-pack asked the sending
2544 side to include). This may allow writing checks in
2545 `pre-receive` and `post-receive` a bit easier. Instead of
2546 checking `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE_SLOP` environment variable
2547 that records by how many seconds the nonce is stale to
2548 decide if they want to accept the certificate, they only
2549 can check `GIT_PUSH_CERT_NONCE_STATUS` is `OK`.
2551 receive.fsckObjects::
2552 If it is set to true, git-receive-pack will check all received
2553 objects. It will abort in the case of a malformed object or a
2554 broken link. The result of an abort are only dangling objects.
2555 Defaults to false. If not set, the value of `transfer.fsckObjects`
2558 receive.fsck.<msg-id>::
2559 When `receive.fsckObjects` is set to true, errors can be switched
2560 to warnings and vice versa by configuring the `receive.fsck.<msg-id>`
2561 setting where the `<msg-id>` is the fsck message ID and the value
2562 is one of `error`, `warn` or `ignore`. For convenience, fsck prefixes
2563 the error/warning with the message ID, e.g. "missingEmail: invalid
2564 author/committer line - missing email" means that setting
2565 `receive.fsck.missingEmail = ignore` will hide that issue.
2567 This feature is intended to support working with legacy repositories
2568 which would not pass pushing when `receive.fsckObjects = true`, allowing
2569 the host to accept repositories with certain known issues but still catch
2572 receive.fsck.skipList::
2573 The path to a sorted list of object names (i.e. one SHA-1 per
2574 line) that are known to be broken in a non-fatal way and should
2575 be ignored. This feature is useful when an established project
2576 should be accepted despite early commits containing errors that
2577 can be safely ignored such as invalid committer email addresses.
2578 Note: corrupt objects cannot be skipped with this setting.
2581 After receiving the pack from the client, `receive-pack` may
2582 produce no output (if `--quiet` was specified) while processing
2583 the pack, causing some networks to drop the TCP connection.
2584 With this option set, if `receive-pack` does not transmit
2585 any data in this phase for `receive.keepAlive` seconds, it will
2586 send a short keepalive packet. The default is 5 seconds; set
2587 to 0 to disable keepalives entirely.
2589 receive.unpackLimit::
2590 If the number of objects received in a push is below this
2591 limit then the objects will be unpacked into loose object
2592 files. However if the number of received objects equals or
2593 exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as
2594 a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the
2595 pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
2596 especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of
2597 `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead.
2599 receive.maxInputSize::
2600 If the size of the incoming pack stream is larger than this
2601 limit, then git-receive-pack will error out, instead of
2602 accepting the pack file. If not set or set to 0, then the size
2605 receive.denyDeletes::
2606 If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update that deletes
2607 the ref. Use this to prevent such a ref deletion via a push.
2609 receive.denyDeleteCurrent::
2610 If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update that
2611 deletes the currently checked out branch of a non-bare repository.
2613 receive.denyCurrentBranch::
2614 If set to true or "refuse", git-receive-pack will deny a ref update
2615 to the currently checked out branch of a non-bare repository.
2616 Such a push is potentially dangerous because it brings the HEAD
2617 out of sync with the index and working tree. If set to "warn",
2618 print a warning of such a push to stderr, but allow the push to
2619 proceed. If set to false or "ignore", allow such pushes with no
2620 message. Defaults to "refuse".
2622 Another option is "updateInstead" which will update the working
2623 tree if pushing into the current branch. This option is
2624 intended for synchronizing working directories when one side is not easily
2625 accessible via interactive ssh (e.g. a live web site, hence the requirement
2626 that the working directory be clean). This mode also comes in handy when
2627 developing inside a VM to test and fix code on different Operating Systems.
2629 By default, "updateInstead" will refuse the push if the working tree or
2630 the index have any difference from the HEAD, but the `push-to-checkout`
2631 hook can be used to customize this. See linkgit:githooks[5].
2633 receive.denyNonFastForwards::
2634 If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update which is
2635 not a fast-forward. Use this to prevent such an update via a push,
2636 even if that push is forced. This configuration variable is
2637 set when initializing a shared repository.
2640 This variable is the same as `transfer.hideRefs`, but applies
2641 only to `receive-pack` (and so affects pushes, but not fetches).
2642 An attempt to update or delete a hidden ref by `git push` is
2645 receive.updateServerInfo::
2646 If set to true, git-receive-pack will run git-update-server-info
2647 after receiving data from git-push and updating refs.
2649 receive.shallowUpdate::
2650 If set to true, .git/shallow can be updated when new refs
2651 require new shallow roots. Otherwise those refs are rejected.
2653 remote.pushDefault::
2654 The remote to push to by default. Overrides
2655 `branch.<name>.remote` for all branches, and is overridden by
2656 `branch.<name>.pushRemote` for specific branches.
2659 The URL of a remote repository. See linkgit:git-fetch[1] or
2660 linkgit:git-push[1].
2662 remote.<name>.pushurl::
2663 The push URL of a remote repository. See linkgit:git-push[1].
2665 remote.<name>.proxy::
2666 For remotes that require curl (http, https and ftp), the URL to
2667 the proxy to use for that remote. Set to the empty string to
2668 disable proxying for that remote.
2670 remote.<name>.proxyAuthMethod::
2671 For remotes that require curl (http, https and ftp), the method to use for
2672 authenticating against the proxy in use (probably set in
2673 `remote.<name>.proxy`). See `http.proxyAuthMethod`.
2675 remote.<name>.fetch::
2676 The default set of "refspec" for linkgit:git-fetch[1]. See
2677 linkgit:git-fetch[1].
2679 remote.<name>.push::
2680 The default set of "refspec" for linkgit:git-push[1]. See
2681 linkgit:git-push[1].
2683 remote.<name>.mirror::
2684 If true, pushing to this remote will automatically behave
2685 as if the `--mirror` option was given on the command line.
2687 remote.<name>.skipDefaultUpdate::
2688 If true, this remote will be skipped by default when updating
2689 using linkgit:git-fetch[1] or the `update` subcommand of
2690 linkgit:git-remote[1].
2692 remote.<name>.skipFetchAll::
2693 If true, this remote will be skipped by default when updating
2694 using linkgit:git-fetch[1] or the `update` subcommand of
2695 linkgit:git-remote[1].
2697 remote.<name>.receivepack::
2698 The default program to execute on the remote side when pushing. See
2699 option --receive-pack of linkgit:git-push[1].
2701 remote.<name>.uploadpack::
2702 The default program to execute on the remote side when fetching. See
2703 option --upload-pack of linkgit:git-fetch-pack[1].
2705 remote.<name>.tagOpt::
2706 Setting this value to --no-tags disables automatic tag following when
2707 fetching from remote <name>. Setting it to --tags will fetch every
2708 tag from remote <name>, even if they are not reachable from remote
2709 branch heads. Passing these flags directly to linkgit:git-fetch[1] can
2710 override this setting. See options --tags and --no-tags of
2711 linkgit:git-fetch[1].
2714 Setting this to a value <vcs> will cause Git to interact with
2715 the remote with the git-remote-<vcs> helper.
2717 remote.<name>.prune::
2718 When set to true, fetching from this remote by default will also
2719 remove any remote-tracking references that no longer exist on the
2720 remote (as if the `--prune` option was given on the command line).
2721 Overrides `fetch.prune` settings, if any.
2724 The list of remotes which are fetched by "git remote update
2725 <group>". See linkgit:git-remote[1].
2727 repack.useDeltaBaseOffset::
2728 By default, linkgit:git-repack[1] creates packs that use
2729 delta-base offset. If you need to share your repository with
2730 Git older than version 1.4.4, either directly or via a dumb
2731 protocol such as http, then you need to set this option to
2732 "false" and repack. Access from old Git versions over the
2733 native protocol are unaffected by this option.
2735 repack.packKeptObjects::
2736 If set to true, makes `git repack` act as if
2737 `--pack-kept-objects` was passed. See linkgit:git-repack[1] for
2738 details. Defaults to `false` normally, but `true` if a bitmap
2739 index is being written (either via `--write-bitmap-index` or
2740 `repack.writeBitmaps`).
2742 repack.writeBitmaps::
2743 When true, git will write a bitmap index when packing all
2744 objects to disk (e.g., when `git repack -a` is run). This
2745 index can speed up the "counting objects" phase of subsequent
2746 packs created for clones and fetches, at the cost of some disk
2747 space and extra time spent on the initial repack. This has
2748 no effect if multiple packfiles are created.
2752 When set to true, `git-rerere` updates the index with the
2753 resulting contents after it cleanly resolves conflicts using
2754 previously recorded resolution. Defaults to false.
2757 Activate recording of resolved conflicts, so that identical
2758 conflict hunks can be resolved automatically, should they be
2759 encountered again. By default, linkgit:git-rerere[1] is
2760 enabled if there is an `rr-cache` directory under the
2761 `$GIT_DIR`, e.g. if "rerere" was previously used in the
2764 sendemail.identity::
2765 A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
2766 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
2767 values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
2768 the value of `sendemail.identity`.
2770 sendemail.smtpEncryption::
2771 See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description. Note that this
2772 setting is not subject to the 'identity' mechanism.
2774 sendemail.smtpssl (deprecated)::
2775 Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.smtpEncryption = ssl'.
2777 sendemail.smtpsslcertpath::
2778 Path to ca-certificates (either a directory or a single file).
2779 Set it to an empty string to disable certificate verification.
2781 sendemail.<identity>.*::
2782 Identity-specific versions of the 'sendemail.*' parameters
2783 found below, taking precedence over those when the this
2784 identity is selected, through command-line or
2785 `sendemail.identity`.
2787 sendemail.aliasesFile::
2788 sendemail.aliasFileType::
2789 sendemail.annotate::
2793 sendemail.chainReplyTo::
2795 sendemail.envelopeSender::
2797 sendemail.multiEdit::
2798 sendemail.signedoffbycc::
2799 sendemail.smtpPass::
2800 sendemail.suppresscc::
2801 sendemail.suppressFrom::
2803 sendemail.smtpDomain::
2804 sendemail.smtpServer::
2805 sendemail.smtpServerPort::
2806 sendemail.smtpServerOption::
2807 sendemail.smtpUser::
2809 sendemail.transferEncoding::
2810 sendemail.validate::
2812 See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description.
2814 sendemail.signedoffcc (deprecated)::
2815 Deprecated alias for `sendemail.signedoffbycc`.
2817 showbranch.default::
2818 The default set of branches for linkgit:git-show-branch[1].
2819 See linkgit:git-show-branch[1].
2821 status.relativePaths::
2822 By default, linkgit:git-status[1] shows paths relative to the
2823 current directory. Setting this variable to `false` shows paths
2824 relative to the repository root (this was the default for Git
2828 Set to true to enable --short by default in linkgit:git-status[1].
2829 The option --no-short takes precedence over this variable.
2832 Set to true to enable --branch by default in linkgit:git-status[1].
2833 The option --no-branch takes precedence over this variable.
2835 status.displayCommentPrefix::
2836 If set to true, linkgit:git-status[1] will insert a comment
2837 prefix before each output line (starting with
2838 `core.commentChar`, i.e. `#` by default). This was the
2839 behavior of linkgit:git-status[1] in Git 1.8.4 and previous.
2842 status.showUntrackedFiles::
2843 By default, linkgit:git-status[1] and linkgit:git-commit[1] show
2844 files which are not currently tracked by Git. Directories which
2845 contain only untracked files, are shown with the directory name
2846 only. Showing untracked files means that Git needs to lstat() all
2847 the files in the whole repository, which might be slow on some
2848 systems. So, this variable controls how the commands displays
2849 the untracked files. Possible values are:
2852 * `no` - Show no untracked files.
2853 * `normal` - Show untracked files and directories.
2854 * `all` - Show also individual files in untracked directories.
2857 If this variable is not specified, it defaults to 'normal'.
2858 This variable can be overridden with the -u|--untracked-files option
2859 of linkgit:git-status[1] and linkgit:git-commit[1].
2861 status.submoduleSummary::
2863 If this is set to a non zero number or true (identical to -1 or an
2864 unlimited number), the submodule summary will be enabled and a
2865 summary of commits for modified submodules will be shown (see
2866 --summary-limit option of linkgit:git-submodule[1]). Please note
2867 that the summary output command will be suppressed for all
2868 submodules when `diff.ignoreSubmodules` is set to 'all' or only
2869 for those submodules where `submodule.<name>.ignore=all`. The only
2870 exception to that rule is that status and commit will show staged
2871 submodule changes. To
2872 also view the summary for ignored submodules you can either use
2873 the --ignore-submodules=dirty command-line option or the 'git
2874 submodule summary' command, which shows a similar output but does
2875 not honor these settings.
2878 If this is set to true, the `git stash show` command without an
2879 option will show the stash in patch form. Defaults to false.
2880 See description of 'show' command in linkgit:git-stash[1].
2883 If this is set to true, the `git stash show` command without an
2884 option will show diffstat of the stash. Defaults to true.
2885 See description of 'show' command in linkgit:git-stash[1].
2887 submodule.<name>.url::
2888 The URL for a submodule. This variable is copied from the .gitmodules
2889 file to the git config via 'git submodule init'. The user can change
2890 the configured URL before obtaining the submodule via 'git submodule
2891 update'. After obtaining the submodule, the presence of this variable
2892 is used as a sign whether the submodule is of interest to git commands.
2893 See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details.
2895 submodule.<name>.update::
2896 The default update procedure for a submodule. This variable
2897 is populated by `git submodule init` from the
2898 linkgit:gitmodules[5] file. See description of 'update'
2899 command in linkgit:git-submodule[1].
2901 submodule.<name>.branch::
2902 The remote branch name for a submodule, used by `git submodule
2903 update --remote`. Set this option to override the value found in
2904 the `.gitmodules` file. See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and
2905 linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details.
2907 submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules::
2908 This option can be used to control recursive fetching of this
2909 submodule. It can be overridden by using the --[no-]recurse-submodules
2910 command-line option to "git fetch" and "git pull".
2911 This setting will override that from in the linkgit:gitmodules[5]
2914 submodule.<name>.ignore::
2915 Defines under what circumstances "git status" and the diff family show
2916 a submodule as modified. When set to "all", it will never be considered
2917 modified (but it will nonetheless show up in the output of status and
2918 commit when it has been staged), "dirty" will ignore all changes
2919 to the submodules work tree and
2920 takes only differences between the HEAD of the submodule and the commit
2921 recorded in the superproject into account. "untracked" will additionally
2922 let submodules with modified tracked files in their work tree show up.
2923 Using "none" (the default when this option is not set) also shows
2924 submodules that have untracked files in their work tree as changed.
2925 This setting overrides any setting made in .gitmodules for this submodule,
2926 both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
2927 "--ignore-submodules" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not
2928 affected by this setting.
2930 submodule.fetchJobs::
2931 Specifies how many submodules are fetched/cloned at the same time.
2932 A positive integer allows up to that number of submodules fetched
2933 in parallel. A value of 0 will give some reasonable default.
2934 If unset, it defaults to 1.
2936 submodule.alternateLocation::
2937 Specifies how the submodules obtain alternates when submodules are
2938 cloned. Possible values are `no`, `superproject`.
2939 By default `no` is assumed, which doesn't add references. When the
2940 value is set to `superproject` the submodule to be cloned computes
2941 its alternates location relative to the superprojects alternate.
2943 submodule.alternateErrorStrategy
2944 Specifies how to treat errors with the alternates for a submodule
2945 as computed via `submodule.alternateLocation`. Possible values are
2946 `ignore`, `info`, `die`. Default is `die`.
2948 tag.forceSignAnnotated::
2949 A boolean to specify whether annotated tags created should be GPG signed.
2950 If `--annotate` is specified on the command line, it takes
2951 precedence over this option.
2954 This variable controls the sort ordering of tags when displayed by
2955 linkgit:git-tag[1]. Without the "--sort=<value>" option provided, the
2956 value of this variable will be used as the default.
2959 This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of
2960 tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the
2961 world write bit. The special value "user" indicates that the
2962 archiving user's umask will be used instead. See umask(2) and
2963 linkgit:git-archive[1].
2965 transfer.fsckObjects::
2966 When `fetch.fsckObjects` or `receive.fsckObjects` are
2967 not set, the value of this variable is used instead.
2971 String(s) `receive-pack` and `upload-pack` use to decide which
2972 refs to omit from their initial advertisements. Use more than
2973 one definition to specify multiple prefix strings. A ref that is
2974 under the hierarchies listed in the value of this variable is
2975 excluded, and is hidden when responding to `git push` or `git
2976 fetch`. See `receive.hideRefs` and `uploadpack.hideRefs` for
2977 program-specific versions of this config.
2979 You may also include a `!` in front of the ref name to negate the entry,
2980 explicitly exposing it, even if an earlier entry marked it as hidden.
2981 If you have multiple hideRefs values, later entries override earlier ones
2982 (and entries in more-specific config files override less-specific ones).
2984 If a namespace is in use, the namespace prefix is stripped from each
2985 reference before it is matched against `transfer.hiderefs` patterns.
2986 For example, if `refs/heads/master` is specified in `transfer.hideRefs` and
2987 the current namespace is `foo`, then `refs/namespaces/foo/refs/heads/master`
2988 is omitted from the advertisements but `refs/heads/master` and
2989 `refs/namespaces/bar/refs/heads/master` are still advertised as so-called
2990 "have" lines. In order to match refs before stripping, add a `^` in front of
2991 the ref name. If you combine `!` and `^`, `!` must be specified first.
2993 Even if you hide refs, a client may still be able to steal the target
2994 objects via the techniques described in the "SECURITY" section of the
2995 linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] man page; it's best to keep private data in a
2996 separate repository.
2998 transfer.unpackLimit::
2999 When `fetch.unpackLimit` or `receive.unpackLimit` are
3000 not set, the value of this variable is used instead.
3001 The default value is 100.
3003 uploadarchive.allowUnreachable::
3004 If true, allow clients to use `git archive --remote` to request
3005 any tree, whether reachable from the ref tips or not. See the
3006 discussion in the "SECURITY" section of
3007 linkgit:git-upload-archive[1] for more details. Defaults to
3010 uploadpack.hideRefs::
3011 This variable is the same as `transfer.hideRefs`, but applies
3012 only to `upload-pack` (and so affects only fetches, not pushes).
3013 An attempt to fetch a hidden ref by `git fetch` will fail. See
3014 also `uploadpack.allowTipSHA1InWant`.
3016 uploadpack.allowTipSHA1InWant::
3017 When `uploadpack.hideRefs` is in effect, allow `upload-pack`
3018 to accept a fetch request that asks for an object at the tip
3019 of a hidden ref (by default, such a request is rejected).
3020 See also `uploadpack.hideRefs`. Even if this is false, a client
3021 may be able to steal objects via the techniques described in the
3022 "SECURITY" section of the linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] man page; it's
3023 best to keep private data in a separate repository.
3025 uploadpack.allowReachableSHA1InWant::
3026 Allow `upload-pack` to accept a fetch request that asks for an
3027 object that is reachable from any ref tip. However, note that
3028 calculating object reachability is computationally expensive.
3029 Defaults to `false`. Even if this is false, a client may be able
3030 to steal objects via the techniques described in the "SECURITY"
3031 section of the linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] man page; it's best to
3032 keep private data in a separate repository.
3034 uploadpack.allowAnySHA1InWant::
3035 Allow `upload-pack` to accept a fetch request that asks for any
3037 Defaults to `false`.
3039 uploadpack.keepAlive::
3040 When `upload-pack` has started `pack-objects`, there may be a
3041 quiet period while `pack-objects` prepares the pack. Normally
3042 it would output progress information, but if `--quiet` was used
3043 for the fetch, `pack-objects` will output nothing at all until
3044 the pack data begins. Some clients and networks may consider
3045 the server to be hung and give up. Setting this option instructs
3046 `upload-pack` to send an empty keepalive packet every
3047 `uploadpack.keepAlive` seconds. Setting this option to 0
3048 disables keepalive packets entirely. The default is 5 seconds.
3050 uploadpack.packObjectsHook::
3051 If this option is set, when `upload-pack` would run
3052 `git pack-objects` to create a packfile for a client, it will
3053 run this shell command instead. The `pack-objects` command and
3054 arguments it _would_ have run (including the `git pack-objects`
3055 at the beginning) are appended to the shell command. The stdin
3056 and stdout of the hook are treated as if `pack-objects` itself
3057 was run. I.e., `upload-pack` will feed input intended for
3058 `pack-objects` to the hook, and expects a completed packfile on
3061 Note that this configuration variable is ignored if it is seen in the
3062 repository-level config (this is a safety measure against fetching from
3063 untrusted repositories).
3065 url.<base>.insteadOf::
3066 Any URL that starts with this value will be rewritten to
3067 start, instead, with <base>. In cases where some site serves a
3068 large number of repositories, and serves them with multiple
3069 access methods, and some users need to use different access
3070 methods, this feature allows people to specify any of the
3071 equivalent URLs and have Git automatically rewrite the URL to
3072 the best alternative for the particular user, even for a
3073 never-before-seen repository on the site. When more than one
3074 insteadOf strings match a given URL, the longest match is used.
3076 url.<base>.pushInsteadOf::
3077 Any URL that starts with this value will not be pushed to;
3078 instead, it will be rewritten to start with <base>, and the
3079 resulting URL will be pushed to. In cases where some site serves
3080 a large number of repositories, and serves them with multiple
3081 access methods, some of which do not allow push, this feature
3082 allows people to specify a pull-only URL and have Git
3083 automatically use an appropriate URL to push, even for a
3084 never-before-seen repository on the site. When more than one
3085 pushInsteadOf strings match a given URL, the longest match is
3086 used. If a remote has an explicit pushurl, Git will ignore this
3087 setting for that remote.
3090 Your email address to be recorded in any newly created commits.
3091 Can be overridden by the `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`, `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL`, and
3092 `EMAIL` environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
3095 Your full name to be recorded in any newly created commits.
3096 Can be overridden by the `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME` and `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`
3097 environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
3099 user.useConfigOnly::
3100 Instruct Git to avoid trying to guess defaults for `user.email`
3101 and `user.name`, and instead retrieve the values only from the
3102 configuration. For example, if you have multiple email addresses
3103 and would like to use a different one for each repository, then
3104 with this configuration option set to `true` in the global config
3105 along with a name, Git will prompt you to set up an email before
3106 making new commits in a newly cloned repository.
3107 Defaults to `false`.
3110 If linkgit:git-tag[1] or linkgit:git-commit[1] is not selecting the
3111 key you want it to automatically when creating a signed tag or
3112 commit, you can override the default selection with this variable.
3113 This option is passed unchanged to gpg's --local-user parameter,
3114 so you may specify a key using any method that gpg supports.
3116 versionsort.prereleaseSuffix::
3117 When version sort is used in linkgit:git-tag[1], prerelease
3118 tags (e.g. "1.0-rc1") may appear after the main release
3119 "1.0". By specifying the suffix "-rc" in this variable,
3120 "1.0-rc1" will appear before "1.0".
3122 This variable can be specified multiple times, once per suffix. The
3123 order of suffixes in the config file determines the sorting order
3124 (e.g. if "-pre" appears before "-rc" in the config file then 1.0-preXX
3125 is sorted before 1.0-rcXX). The sorting order between different
3126 suffixes is undefined if they are in multiple config files.
3129 Specify a web browser that may be used by some commands.
3130 Currently only linkgit:git-instaweb[1] and linkgit:git-help[1]