so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that
remote branch. Note that even if this option is not set,
this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
- and `--no-track` options. This option defaults to false.
+ and `--no-track` options. This option defaults to true.
branch.<name>.remote::
When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.
it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1]
for details).
+browser.<tool>.path::
+ Override the path for the given tool that may be used to
+ browse HTML help (see '-w' option in linkgit:git-help[1]) or a
+ working repository in gitweb (see linkgit:git-instaweb[1]).
+
clean.requireForce::
A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f
or -n. Defaults to true.
exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as
a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the
pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
- especially on slow filesystems.
+ especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of
+ `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead.
format.numbered::
A boolean which can enable sequence numbers in patch subjects.
When there are approximately more than this many loose
objects in the repository, `git gc --auto` will pack them.
Some Porcelain commands use this command to perform a
- light-weight garbage collection from time to time. Setting
- this to 0 disables it.
+ light-weight garbage collection from time to time. The
+ default value is 6700. Setting this to 0 disables it.
gc.autopacklimit::
When there are more than this many packs that are not
marked with `*.keep` file in the repository, `git gc
- --auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. Setting
- this to 0 disables this.
+ --auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. The
+ default value is 20. Setting this to 0 disables it.
gc.packrefs::
`git gc` does not run `git pack-refs` in a bare repository by
Activate recording of resolved conflicts, so that identical
conflict hunks can be resolved automatically, should they
be encountered again. linkgit:git-rerere[1] command is by
- default enabled, but can be disabled by setting this option to
- false.
+ default enabled if you create `rr-cache` directory under
+ `$GIT_DIR`, but can be disabled by setting this option to false.
gitcvs.enabled::
Whether the CVS server interface is enabled for this repository.
whenever the corresponding pack is larger than 2 GB. Otherwise
the default is 1.
+pack.packSizeLimit:
+ The default maximum size of a pack. This setting only affects
+ packing to a file, i.e. the git:// protocol is unaffected. It
+ can be overridden by the `\--max-pack-size` option of
+ linkgit:git-repack[1].
+
pull.octopus::
The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches
at once.
exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as
a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the
pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
- especially on slow filesystems.
+ especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of
+ `transfer.unpackLimit` is used instead.
receive.denyNonFastForwards::
If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update which is
transfer.unpackLimit::
When `fetch.unpackLimit` or `receive.unpackLimit` are
not set, the value of this variable is used instead.
+ The default value is 100.
web.browser::
Specify a web browser that may be used by some commands.