linkgit:git-read-tree[1] for more information.
core.abbrev::
- Set the length object names are abbreviated to. If unspecified,
- many commands abbreviate to 7 hexdigits, which may not be enough
- for abbreviated object names to stay unique for sufficiently long
- time.
+ Set the length object names are abbreviated to. If
+ unspecified or set to "auto", an appropriate value is
+ computed based on the approximate number of packed objects
+ in your repository, which hopefully is enough for
+ abbreviated object names to stay unique for some time.
add.ignoreErrors::
add.ignore-errors (deprecated)::
Override the grace period with this config variable. The value
"now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune
unreachable objects immediately, or "never" may be used to
- suppress pruning.
+ suppress pruning. This feature helps prevent corruption when
+ 'git gc' runs concurrently with another process writing to the
+ repository; see the "NOTES" section of linkgit:git-gc[1].
gc.worktreePruneExpire::
When 'git gc' is run, it calls
section of the linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] man page; it's best to
keep private data in a separate repository.
+uploadpack.allowAnySHA1InWant::
+ Allow `upload-pack` to accept a fetch request that asks for any
+ object at all.
+ Defaults to `false`.
+
uploadpack.keepAlive::
When `upload-pack` has started `pack-objects`, there may be a
quiet period while `pack-objects` prepares the pack. Normally