The git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect
the git command's behavior. The `.git/config` file in each repository
-is used to store the information for that repository, and
-`$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store per user information as
+is used to store the configuration for that repository, and
+`$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store a per-user configuration as
fallback values for the `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig`
-can be used to store system-wide defaults.
+can be used to store a system-wide default configuration.
The configuration variables are used by both the git plumbing
and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, wherein
In this syntax, subsection names follow the same restrictions as for section
names.
-All the other lines are recognized as setting variables, in the form
+All the other lines (and the remainder of the line after the section
+header) are recognized as setting variables, in the form
'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
index comparison to the filesystem data in parallel, allowing
overlapping IO's.
+core.createObject::
+ You can set this to 'link', in which case a hardlink followed by
+ a delete of the source are used to make sure that object creation
+ will not overwrite existing objects.
++
+On some file system/operating system combinations, this is unreliable.
+Set this config setting to 'rename' there; However, This will remove the
+check that makes sure that existing object files will not get overwritten.
+
+add.ignore-errors::
+ Tells 'git-add' to continue adding files when some files cannot be
+ added due to indexing errors. Equivalent to the '--ignore-errors'
+ option of linkgit:git-add[1].
+
alias.*::
Command aliases for the linkgit:git[1] command wrapper - e.g.
after defining "alias.last = cat-file commit HEAD", the invocation
it will be treated as a shell command. For example, defining
"alias.new = !gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD", the invocation
"git new" is equivalent to running the shell command
-"gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD".
+"gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD". Note that shell commands will be
+executed from the top-level directory of a repository, which may
+not necessarily be the current directory.
apply.whitespace::
Tells 'git-apply' how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
Use customized color for 'git-add --interactive'
output. `<slot>` may be `prompt`, `header`, `help` or `error`, for
four distinct types of normal output from interactive
- programs. The values of these variables may be specified as
+ commands. 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.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`,
over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_KEY' environment
variable.
+http.sslCertPasswordProtected::
+ Enable git's password prompt for the SSL certificate. Otherwise
+ OpenSSL will prompt the user, possibly many times, if the
+ certificate or private key is encrypted. Can be overridden by the
+ 'GIT_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD_PROTECTED' environment variable.
+
http.sslCAInfo::
File containing the certificates to verify the peer with when
fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the
linkgit:git-instaweb[1].
interactive.singlekey::
- In interactive programs, allow the user to provide one-letter
+ In interactive commands, allow the user to provide one-letter
input with a single key (i.e., without hitting enter).
Currently this is used only by the `\--patch` mode of
linkgit:git-add[1]. Note that this setting is silently
pack.deltaCacheSize::
The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in
- linkgit:git-pack-objects[1].
- A value of 0 means no limit. Defaults to 0.
+ linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] before writing them out to a pack.
+ This cache is used to speed up the writing object phase by not
+ having to recompute the final delta result once the best match
+ for all objects is found. Repacking large repositories on machines
+ which are tight with memory might be badly impacted by this though,
+ especially if this cache pushes the system into swapping.
+ A value of 0 means no limit. The smallest size of 1 byte may be
+ used to virtually disable this cache. Defaults to 256 MiB.
pack.deltaCacheLimit::
The maximum size of a delta, that is cached in
- linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. Defaults to 1000.
+ linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. This cache is used to speed up the
+ writing object phase by not having to recompute the final delta
+ result once the best match for all objects is found. Defaults to 1000.
pack.threads::
Specifies the number of threads to spawn when searching for best
The URL of a remote repository. See linkgit:git-fetch[1] or
linkgit:git-push[1].
+remote.<name>.pushurl::
+ The push URL of a remote repository. See linkgit: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
default enabled if you create `rr-cache` directory under
`$GIT_DIR`, but can be disabled by setting this option to false.
+sendemail.identity::
+ A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
+ 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
+ values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
+ the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
+
+sendemail.smtpencryption::
+ See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description. Note that this
+ setting is not subject to the 'identity' mechanism.
+
+sendemail.smtpssl::
+ Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.smtpencryption = ssl'.
+
+sendemail.<identity>.*::
+ Identity-specific versions of the 'sendemail.*' parameters
+ found below, taking precedence over those when the this
+ identity is selected, through command-line or
+ 'sendemail.identity'.
+
+sendemail.aliasesfile::
+sendemail.aliasfiletype::
+sendemail.bcc::
+sendemail.cc::
+sendemail.cccmd::
+sendemail.chainreplyto::
+sendemail.confirm::
+sendemail.envelopesender::
+sendemail.from::
+sendemail.multiedit::
+sendemail.signedoffbycc::
+sendemail.smtppass::
+sendemail.suppresscc::
+sendemail.suppressfrom::
+sendemail.to::
+sendemail.smtpserver::
+sendemail.smtpserverport::
+sendemail.smtpuser::
+sendemail.thread::
+sendemail.validate::
+ See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description.
+
+sendemail.signedoffcc::
+ Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.signedoffbycc'.
+
showbranch.default::
The default set of branches for linkgit:git-show-branch[1].
See linkgit:git-show-branch[1].