Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be
used in combination with repositories found automatically in
a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set).
- This can be overriden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment
+ This can be overridden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment
variable and the '--work-tree' command line option.
core.logAllRefUpdates::
An integer -1..9, indicating a default compression level.
-1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression,
and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest.
+ If set, this provides a default to other compression variables,
+ such as 'core.loosecompression' and 'pack.compression'.
core.loosecompression::
An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
are not in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
slowest. If not set, defaults to core.compression. If that is
- not set, defaults to 0 (best speed).
+ not set, defaults to 1 (best speed).
core.packedGitWindowSize::
Number of bytes of a pack file to map into memory in a
The command that git will use to paginate output. Can be overridden
with the `GIT_PAGER` environment variable.
+core.whitespace::
+ A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to
+ notice. `git diff` will use `color.diff.whitespace` to
+ highlight them, and `git apply --whitespace=error` will
+ consider them as errors:
++
+* `trailing-space` treats trailing whitespaces at the end of the line
+ as an error (enabled by default).
+* `space-before-tab` treats a space character that appears immediately
+ before a tab character in the initial indent part of the line as an
+ error (enabled by default).
+* `indent-with-non-tab` treats a line that is indented with 8 or more
+ space characters as an error (not enabled by default).
+
alias.*::
Command aliases for the gitlink:git[1] command wrapper - e.g.
after defining "alias.last = cat-file commit HEAD", the invocation
If this option is not given, `git fetch` defaults to remote "origin".
branch.<name>.merge::
- When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` the default refspec to
- be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value has exactly to match
- a remote part of one of the refspecs which are fetched from the remote
- given by "branch.<name>.remote".
+ When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` the default
+ refspec to be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value is
+ handled like the remote part of a refspec, and must match a
+ ref which is fetched from the remote given by
+ "branch.<name>.remote".
The merge information is used by `git pull` (which at first calls
`git fetch`) to lookup the default branch for merging. Without
this option, `git pull` defaults to merge the first refspec fetched.
branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the special setting
`.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote.
+branch.<name>.mergeoptions::
+ Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
+ supported options are equal to that of gitlink:git-merge[1], but
+ option values containing whitespace characters are currently not
+ supported.
+
+branch.<name>.rebase::
+ When true, rebase the branch <name> on top of the fetched branch,
+ instead of merging the default branch from the default remote.
+ *NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use
+ it unless you understand the implications (see gitlink:git-rebase[1]
+ for details).
+
clean.requireForce::
A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f
or -n. Defaults to true.
color.branch::
A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
- gitlink:git-branch[1]. May be set to `true` (or `always`),
- `false` (or `never`) or `auto`, in which case colors are used
+ gitlink:git-branch[1]. May be set to `always`,
+ `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
color.branch.<slot>::
doesn't matter.
color.diff::
- When true (or `always`), always use colors in patch.
- When false (or `never`), never. When set to `auto`, use
- colors only when the output is to the terminal.
+ When set to `always`, always use colors in patch.
+ When false (or `never`), never. When set to `true` or `auto`, use
+ colors only when the output is to the terminal. Defaults to false.
color.diff.<slot>::
Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>` specifies
which part of the patch to use the specified color, and is one
of `plain` (context text), `meta` (metainformation), `frag`
(hunk header), `old` (removed lines), `new` (added lines),
- `commit` (commit headers), or `whitespace` (highlighting dubious
- whitespace). The values of these variables may be specified as
+ `commit` (commit headers), or `whitespace` (highlighting
+ whitespace errors). The values of these variables may be specified as
+ in color.branch.<slot>.
+
+color.interactive::
+ When set to `always`, always use colors in `git add --interactive`.
+ When false (or `never`), never. When set to `true` or `auto`, use
+ colors only when the output is to the terminal. Defaults to false.
+
+color.interactive.<slot>::
+ Use customized color for `git add --interactive`
+ output. `<slot>` may be `prompt`, `header`, or `help`, for
+ three distinct types of normal output from interactive
+ programs. The values of these variables may be specified as
in color.branch.<slot>.
color.pager::
color.status::
A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
- gitlink:git-status[1]. May be set to `true` (or `always`),
- `false` (or `never`) or `auto`, in which case colors are used
+ gitlink:git-status[1]. May be set to `always`,
+ `false` (or `never`) or `auto` (or `true`), in which case colors are used
only when the output is to a terminal. Defaults to false.
color.status.<slot>::
pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
especially on slow filesystems.
+format.numbered::
+ A boolean which can enable sequence numbers in patch subjects.
+ Seting this option to "auto" will enable it only if there is
+ more than one patch. See --numbered option in
+ gitlink:git-format-patch[1].
+
format.headers::
Additional email headers to include in a patch to be submitted
by mail. See gitlink:git-format-patch[1].
algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
to 10.
+gc.auto::
+ When there are approximately more than this many loose
+ objects in the repository, `git gc --auto` will pack them.
+ Some Porcelain commands use this command to perform a
+ light-weight garbage collection from time to time. Setting
+ this to 0 disables it.
+
+gc.autopacklimit::
+ When there are more than this many packs that are not
+ marked with `*.keep` file in the repository, `git gc
+ --auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. Setting
+ this to 0 disables this.
+
gc.packrefs::
`git gc` does not run `git pack-refs` in a bare repository by
default so that older dumb-transport clients can still fetch
rerere.enabled::
Activate recording of resolved conflicts, so that identical
conflict hunks can be resolved automatically, should they
- be encountered again. See gitlink:git-rerere[1].
+ be encountered again. gitlink:git-rerere[1] command is by
+ default enabled, but can be disabled by setting this option to
+ false.
gitcvs.enabled::
Whether the CVS server interface is enabled for this repository.
is one of "ext" and "pserver") to make them apply only for the given
access method.
+http.proxy::
+ Override the HTTP proxy, normally configured using the 'http_proxy'
+ environment variable (see gitlink:curl[1]). This can be overridden
+ on a per-remote basis; see remote.<name>.proxy
+
http.sslVerify::
Whether to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY' environment
message if conflicts were detected. Level 1 outputs only
conflicts, 2 outputs conflicts and file changes. Level 5 and
above outputs debugging information. The default is level 2.
- Can be overriden by 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY' environment variable.
+ Can be overridden by 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY' environment variable.
merge.<driver>.name::
Defines a human readable name for a custom low-level
in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
slowest. If not set, defaults to core.compression. If that is
- not set, defaults to -1.
+ not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
+ compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
+ to level 6)."
pack.deltaCacheSize::
The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in
A value of 0 means no limit. Defaults to 0.
pack.deltaCacheLimit::
- The maxium size of a delta, that is cached in
+ The maximum size of a delta, that is cached in
gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]. Defaults to 1000.
+pack.threads::
+ Specifies the number of threads to spawn when searching for best
+ delta matches. This requires that gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]
+ be compiled with pthreads otherwise this option is ignored with a
+ warning. This is meant to reduce packing time on multiprocessor
+ machines. The required amount of memory for the delta search window
+ is however multiplied by the number of threads.
+
+pack.indexVersion::
+ Specify the default pack index version. Valid values are 1 for
+ legacy pack index used by Git versions prior to 1.5.2, and 2 for
+ the new pack index with capabilities for packs larger than 4 GB
+ as well as proper protection against the repacking of corrupted
+ packs. Version 2 is selected and this config option ignored
+ whenever the corresponding pack is larger than 2 GB. Otherwise
+ the default is 1.
+
pull.octopus::
The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches
at once.
The URL of a remote repository. See gitlink:git-fetch[1] or
gitlink:git-push[1].
+remote.<name>.proxy::
+ For remotes that require curl (http, https and ftp), the URL to
+ the proxy to use for that remote. Set to the empty string to
+ disable proxying for that remote.
+
remote.<name>.fetch::
The default set of "refspec" for gitlink:git-fetch[1]. See
gitlink:git-fetch[1].
The default set of branches for gitlink:git-show-branch[1].
See gitlink:git-show-branch[1].
+status.relativePaths::
+ By default, gitlink:git-status[1] shows paths relative to the
+ current directory. Setting this variable to `false` shows paths
+ relative to the repository root (this was the default for git
+ prior to v1.5.4).
+
tar.umask::
This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of
tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the