* built-in values (some set during build stage),
* common system-wide configuration file (defaults to
- '/etc/gitweb-common.conf'),
+ `/etc/gitweb-common.conf`),
* either per-instance configuration file (defaults to 'gitweb_config.perl'
in the same directory as the installed gitweb), or if it does not exists
- then fallback system-wide configuration file (defaults to '/etc/gitweb.conf').
+ then fallback system-wide configuration file (defaults to `/etc/gitweb.conf`).
Values obtained in later configuration files override values obtained earlier
in the above sequence.
subroutine. For example, one might want to put gitweb configuration
related to access control for viewing repositories via Gitolite (one
of Git repository management tools) in a separate file, e.g. in
- '/etc/gitweb-gitolite.conf'. To include it, put
+ `/etc/gitweb-gitolite.conf`. To include it, put
--------------------------------------------------
read_config_file("/etc/gitweb-gitolite.conf");
http://git.example.com/gitweb.cgi/foo/bar.git
------------------------------------------------
+
- will map to the path '/srv/git/foo/bar.git' on the filesystem.
+ will map to the path `/srv/git/foo/bar.git` on the filesystem.
$projects_list::
Name of a plain text file listing projects, or a name of directory
$mimetypes_file::
File to use for (filename extension based) guessing of MIME types before
- trying '/etc/mime.types'. *NOTE* that this path, if relative, is taken
+ trying `/etc/mime.types`. *NOTE* that this path, if relative, is taken
as relative to the current Git repository, not to CGI script. If unset,
- only '/etc/mime.types' is used (if present on filesystem). If no mimetypes
+ only `/etc/mime.types` is used (if present on filesystem). If no mimetypes
file is found, mimetype guessing based on extension of file is disabled.
Unset by default.
+
This list should contain the URI of gitweb's standard stylesheet. The default
URI of gitweb stylesheet can be set at build time using the `GITWEB_CSS`
- makefile variable. Its default value is 'static/gitweb.css'
- (or 'static/gitweb.min.css' if the `CSSMIN` variable is defined,
+ makefile variable. Its default value is `static/gitweb.css`
+ (or `static/gitweb.min.css` if the `CSSMIN` variable is defined,
i.e. if CSS minifier is used during build).
+
*Note*: there is also a legacy `$stylesheet` configuration variable, which was
is displayed in the top right corner of each gitweb page and used as
a logo for the Atom feed. Relative to the base URI of gitweb (as a path).
Can be adjusted when building gitweb using `GITWEB_LOGO` variable
- By default set to 'static/git-logo.png'.
+ By default set to `static/git-logo.png`.
$favicon::
Points to the location where you put 'git-favicon.png' on your web
may display them in the browser's URL bar and next to the site name in
bookmarks. Relative to the base URI of gitweb. Can be adjusted at
build time using `GITWEB_FAVICON` variable.
- By default set to 'static/git-favicon.png'.
+ By default set to `static/git-favicon.png`.
$javascript::
Points to the location where you put 'gitweb.js' on your web server,
Relative to the base URI of gitweb. Can be set at build time using
the `GITWEB_JS` build-time configuration variable.
+
- The default value is either 'static/gitweb.js', or 'static/gitweb.min.js' if
+ The default value is either `static/gitweb.js`, or `static/gitweb.min.js` if
the `JSMIN` build variable was defined, i.e. if JavaScript minifier was used
at build time. *Note* that this single file is generated from multiple
individual JavaScript "modules".
doesn't result in some other type; by default "text/plain".
Gitweb guesses mimetype of a file to display based on extension
of its filename, using `$mimetypes_file` (if set and file exists)
- and '/etc/mime.types' files (see *mime.types*(5) manpage; only
+ and `/etc/mime.types` files (see *mime.types*(5) manpage; only
filename extension rules are supported by gitweb).
$default_text_plain_charset::
(for example one for `git://` protocol, and one for `http://`
protocol).
+
- Note that per repository configuration can be set in '$GIT_DIR/cloneurl'
+ Note that per repository configuration can be set in `$GIT_DIR/cloneurl`
file, or as values of multi-value `gitweb.url` configuration variable in
project config. Per-repository configuration takes precedence over value
composed from `@git_base_url_list` elements and project name.
If the server load exceeds this value then gitweb will return
"503 Service Unavailable" error. The server load is taken to be 0
if gitweb cannot determine its value. Currently it works only on Linux,
- where it uses '/proc/loadavg'; the load there is the number of active
+ where it uses `/proc/loadavg`; the load there is the number of active
tasks on the system -- processes that are actually running -- averaged
over the last minute.
+
$per_request_config::
If this is set to code reference, it will be run once for each request.
- You can set parts of configuration that change per session this way.
+ You can set parts of configuration that change per session this way.
For example, one might use the following code in a gitweb configuration
file
+
Only one provider at a time can be selected ('default' is one element list).
If an unknown provider is specified, the feature is disabled.
*Note* that some providers might require extra Perl packages to be
- installed; see 'gitweb/INSTALL' for more details.
+ installed; see `gitweb/INSTALL` for more details.
+
This feature can be configured on a per-repository basis via
repository's `gitweb.avatar` configuration variable.