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
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 that can be replaced with tab characters.
+ space characters as an error (not enabled by default).
alias.*::
Command aliases for the gitlink:git[1] command wrapper - e.g.
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 false.
+ 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
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::
A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
use (default is true).
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>::
affects only `git diff` Porcelain, and not lower level
`diff` commands, such as `git diff-files`.
+diff.external::
+ If this config variable is set, diff generation is not
+ performed using the internal diff machinery, but using the
+ given command. Note: if you want to use an external diff
+ program only on a subset of your files, you might want to
+ use gitlink:gitattributes[5] instead.
+
diff.renameLimit::
The number of files to consider when performing the copy/rename
detection; equivalent to the git diff option '-l'.
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.
+ Setting 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].
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
performing an internal merge between common ancestors.
See gitlink:gitattributes[5] for details.
+mergetool.<tool>.path::
+ Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case
+ your tool is not in the PATH.
+
pack.window::
The size of the window used by gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] when no
window size is given on the command line. Defaults to 10.
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
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