A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
linkgit: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.
+ only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
+ value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
color.branch.<slot>::
Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of
linkgit:git-log[1], and linkgit:git-show[1] will use color
for all patches. If it is set to `true` or `auto`, those
commands will only use color when output is to the terminal.
- Defaults to false.
+ If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by
+ default).
+
This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the
'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands. Can be overridden on the
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`.
+ when the output is written to the terminal. If unset, then the
+ value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
color.grep.<slot>::
Use customized color for grep colorization. `<slot>` specifies which
and displays (such as those used by "git-add --interactive" and
"git-clean --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.
+ to the terminal. If unset, then the value of `color.ui` is
+ used (`auto` by default).
color.interactive.<slot>::
Use customized color for 'git add --interactive' and 'git clean
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.
+ only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
+ value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
color.status::
A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
linkgit: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.
+ only when the output is to a terminal. If unset, then the
+ value of `color.ui` is used (`auto` by default).
color.status.<slot>::
Use customized color for status colorization. `<slot>` is
value as the boundary. See the --attach option in
linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
+format.from::
+ Provides the default value for the `--from` option to format-patch.
+ Accepts a boolean value, or a name and email address. If false,
+ format-patch defaults to `--no-from`, using commit authors directly in
+ the "From:" field of patch mails. If true, format-patch defaults to
+ `--from`, using your committer identity in the "From:" field of patch
+ mails and including a "From:" field in the body of the patch mail if
+ different. If set to a non-boolean value, format-patch uses that
+ value instead of your committer identity. Defaults to false.
+
format.numbered::
A boolean which can enable or disable sequence numbers in patch
subjects. It defaults to "auto" which enables it only if there
gc.aggressiveDepth::
The depth parameter used in the delta compression
algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
- to 250.
+ to 50.
gc.aggressiveWindow::
The window size parameter used in the delta compression
command in the todo-list.
Defaults to "ignore".
-rebase.instructionFormat
+rebase.instructionFormat::
A format string, as specified in linkgit:git-log[1], to be used for
the instruction list during an interactive rebase. The format will automatically
have the long commit hash prepended to the format.
option will show diffstat of the stash. Defaults to true.
See description of 'show' command in linkgit:git-stash[1].
-submodule.<name>.path::
submodule.<name>.url::
- The path within this project and URL for a submodule. These
- variables are initially populated by 'git submodule init'. See
- linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for
- details.
+ The URL for a submodule. This variable is copied from the .gitmodules
+ file to the git config via 'git submodule init'. The user can change
+ the configured URL before obtaining the submodule via 'git submodule
+ update'. After obtaining the submodule, the presence of this variable
+ is used as a sign whether the submodule is of interest to git commands.
+ See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details.
submodule.<name>.update::
The default update procedure for a submodule. This variable