1i18n.commitEncoding:: 2 Character encoding the commit messages are stored in; Git itself 3 does not care per se, but this information is necessary e.g. when 4 importing commits from emails or in the gitk graphical history 5 browser (and possibly at other places in the future or in other 6 porcelains). See e.g. linkgit:git-mailinfo[1]. Defaults to 'utf-8'. 7 8i18n.logOutputEncoding:: 9 Character encoding the commit messages are converted to when 10 running 'git log' and friends.