The file consists of sections and variables. A section begins with
the name of the section in square brackets and continues until the next
section begins. Section names are not case sensitive. Only alphanumeric
-characters, '`-`' and '`.`' are allowed in section names. Each variable
+characters, `-` and `.` are allowed in section names. Each variable
must belong to some section, which means that there must be section
header before first setting of a variable.
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Subsection names can contain any characters except newline (doublequote
-'`"`' and backslash have to be escaped as '`\"`' and '`\\`',
+`"` and backslash have to be escaped as `\"` and `\\`,
respectively) and are case sensitive. Section header cannot span multiple
lines. Variables may belong directly to a section or to a given subsection.
You can have `[section]` if you have `[section "subsection"]`, but you
'name = value'. If there is no equal sign on the line, the entire line
is taken as 'name' and the variable is recognized as boolean "true".
The variable names are case-insensitive and only alphanumeric
-characters and '`-`' are allowed. There can be more than one value
+characters and `-` are allowed. There can be more than one value
for a given variable; we say then that variable is multivalued.
Leading and trailing whitespace in a variable value is discarded.
The values following the equals sign in variable assign are all either
a string, an integer, or a boolean. Boolean values may be given as yes/no,
-0/1 or true/false. Case is not significant in boolean values, when
+0/1, true/false or on/off. Case is not significant in boolean values, when
converting value to the canonical form using '--bool' type specifier;
'git-config' will ensure that the output is "true" or "false".
You need to enclose variable value in double quotes if you want to
preserve leading or trailing whitespace, or if variable value contains
beginning of comment characters (if it contains '#' or ';').
-Double quote '`"`' and backslash '`\`' characters in variable value must
-be escaped: use '`\"`' for '`"`' and '`\\`' for '`\`'.
+Double quote `"` and backslash `\` characters in variable value must
+be escaped: use `\"` for `"` and `\\` for `\`.
-The following escape sequences (beside '`\"`' and '`\\`') are recognized:
-'`\n`' for newline character (NL), '`\t`' for horizontal tabulation (HT, TAB)
-and '`\b`' for backspace (BS). No other char escape sequence, nor octal
+The following escape sequences (beside `\"` and `\\`) are recognized:
+`\n` for newline character (NL), `\t` for horizontal tabulation (HT, TAB)
+and `\b` for backspace (BS). No other char escape sequence, nor octal
char sequences are valid.
-Variable value ending in a '`\`' is continued on the next line in the
+Variable value ending in a `\` is continued on the next line in the
customary UNIX fashion.
Some variables may require special value format.
Can be overridden by the 'GIT_PROXY_COMMAND' environment variable
(which always applies universally, without the special "for"
handling).
++
+The special string `none` can be used as the proxy command to
+specify that no proxy be used for a given domain pattern.
+This is useful for excluding servers inside a firewall from
+proxy use, while defaulting to a common proxy for external domains.
core.ignoreStat::
If true, commands which modify both the working tree and the index
group-shareable. When 'umask' (or 'false'), git will use permissions
reported by umask(2). When '0xxx', where '0xxx' is an octal number,
files in the repository will have this mode value. '0xxx' will override
- user's umask value, and thus, users with a safe umask (0077) can use
- this option. Examples: '0660' is equivalent to 'group'. '0640' is a
+ user's umask value (whereas the other options will only override
+ requested parts of the user's umask value). Examples: '0660' will make
+ the repo read/write-able for the owner and group, but inaccessible to
+ others (equivalent to 'group' unless umask is e.g. '0022'). '0640' is a
repository that is group-readable but not group-writable.
See linkgit:git-init[1]. False by default.
to override git's default settings this way, you need
to be explicit. For example, to disable the S option
in a backward compatible manner, set `core.pager`
- to "`less -+$LESS -FRX`". This will be passed to the
+ to `less -+$LESS -FRX`. This will be passed to the
shell by git, which will translate the final command to
- "`LESS=FRSX less -+FRSX -FRX`".
+ `LESS=FRSX less -+FRSX -FRX`.
core.whitespace::
A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to
This option defaults to never.
branch.<name>.remote::
- When in branch <name>, it tells 'git-fetch' which remote to fetch.
- If this option is not given, 'git-fetch' defaults to remote "origin".
+ When in branch <name>, it tells 'git-fetch' and 'git-push' which
+ remote to fetch from/push to. It defaults to `origin` if no remote is
+ configured. `origin` is also used if you are not on any branch.
branch.<name>.merge::
+ Defines, together with branch.<name>.remote, the upstream branch
+ for the given branch. It tells 'git-fetch'/'git-pull' which
+ branch to merge and can also affect 'git-push' (see push.default).
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
whitespace errors). The values of these variables may be specified as
in color.branch.<slot>.
+color.grep::
+ When set to `always`, always highlight matches. When `false` (or
+ `never`), never. When set to `true` or `auto`, use color only
+ when the output is written to the terminal. Defaults to `false`.
+
+color.grep.external::
+ The string value of this variable is passed to an external 'grep'
+ command as a command line option if match highlighting is turned
+ on. If set to an empty string, no option is passed at all,
+ turning off coloring for external 'grep' calls; this is the default.
+ For GNU grep, set it to `--color=always` to highlight matches even
+ when a pager is used.
+
+color.grep.match::
+ Use customized color for matches. The value of this variable
+ may be specified as in color.branch.<slot>. It is passed using
+ the environment variables 'GREP_COLOR' and 'GREP_COLORS' when
+ calling an external 'grep'.
+
color.interactive::
When set to `always`, always use colors for interactive prompts
and displays (such as those used by "git-add --interactive").
A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
use (default is true).
+color.showbranch::
+ A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
+ linkgit:git-show-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.status::
A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
linkgit:git-status[1]. May be set to `always`,
A boolean to inhibit the standard behavior of printing a space
before each empty output line. Defaults to false.
+diff.tool::
+ Controls which diff tool is used. `diff.tool` overrides
+ `merge.tool` when used by linkgit:git-difftool[1] and has
+ the same valid values as `merge.tool` minus "tortoisemerge"
+ and plus "kompare".
+
+difftool.<tool>.path::
+ Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case
+ your tool is not in the PATH.
+
+difftool.<tool>.cmd::
+ Specify the command to invoke the specified diff tool.
+ The specified command is evaluated in shell with the following
+ variables available: 'LOCAL' is set to the name of the temporary
+ file containing the contents of the diff pre-image and 'REMOTE'
+ is set to the name of the temporary file containing the contents
+ of the diff post-image.
+
+difftool.prompt::
+ Prompt before each invocation of the diff tool.
+
diff.wordRegex::
A POSIX Extended Regular Expression used to determine what is a "word"
when performing word-by-word difference calculations. Character
See linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1],
linkgit:git-whatchanged[1].
+format.thread::
+ The default threading style for 'git-format-patch'. Can be
+ either a boolean value, `shallow` or `deep`. 'Shallow'
+ threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the series,
+ where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the
+ `\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order.
+ 'Deep' threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one.
+ A true boolean value is the same as `shallow`, and a false
+ value disables threading.
+
+format.signoff::
+ A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of
+ format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a
+ patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have
+ the rights to submit this work under the same open source license.
+ Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion.
+
gc.aggressiveWindow::
The window size parameter used in the delta compression
algorithm used by 'git-gc --aggressive'. This defaults
particular git subcommand when writing to a tty. If
`\--paginate` or `\--no-pager` is specified on the command line,
it takes precedence over this option. To disable pagination for
- all commands, set `core.pager` or 'GIT_PAGER' to "`cat`".
+ all commands, set `core.pager` or `GIT_PAGER` to `cat`.
pull.octopus::
The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches
pull.twohead::
The default merge strategy to use when pulling a single branch.
+push.default::
+ Defines the action git push should take if no refspec is given
+ on the command line, no refspec is configured in the remote, and
+ no refspec is implied by any of the options given on the command
+ line. Possible values are:
++
+* `nothing` do not push anything.
+* `matching` push all matching branches.
+ All branches having the same name in both ends are considered to be
+ matching. This is the default.
+* `tracking` push the current branch to its upstream branch.
+* `current` push the current branch to a branch of the same name.
+
+rebase.stat::
+ Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last
+ rebase. False by default.
+
receive.fsckObjects::
If it is set to true, git-receive-pack will check all received
objects. It will abort in the case of a malformed object or a