porcelain configuration variables in the respective porcelain documentation.
advice.*::
- When set to 'true', display the given optional help message.
- When set to 'false', do not display. The configuration variables
- are:
+ These variables control various optional help messages designed to
+ aid new users. All 'advice.*' variables default to 'true', and you
+ can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false':
+
--
pushNonFastForward::
Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] refuses
- non-fast-forward refs. Default: true.
+ non-fast-forward refs.
statusHints::
Directions on how to stage/unstage/add shown in the
output of linkgit:git-status[1] and the template shown
- when writing commit messages. Default: true.
+ when writing commit messages.
commitBeforeMerge::
Advice shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to
merge to avoid overwriting local changes.
- Default: true.
resolveConflict::
Advices shown by various commands when conflicts
prevent the operation from being performed.
- Default: true.
implicitIdentity::
Advice on how to set your identity configuration when
your information is guessed from the system username and
- domain name. Default: true.
-
+ domain name.
detachedHead::
- Advice shown when you used linkgit::git-checkout[1] to
+ Advice shown when you used linkgit:git-checkout[1] to
move to the detach HEAD state, to instruct how to create
- a local branch after the fact. Default: true.
+ a local branch after the fact.
--
core.fileMode::