6 git-config - Get and set repository or global options
12 'git config list' [<file-option>] [<display-option>] [--includes]
13 'git config get' [<file-option>] [<display-option>] [--includes] [--all] [--regexp] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] [--default=<default>] <name>
14 'git config set' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--all] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] <name> <value>
15 'git config unset' [<file-option>] [--all] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] <name> <value>
16 'git config rename-section' [<file-option>] <old-name> <new-name>
17 'git config remove-section' [<file-option>] <name>
18 'git config edit' [<file-option>]
19 'git config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool <name> [<stdout-is-tty>]
23 You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
24 actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
27 Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the `--append` option.
28 If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
29 lines, a `value-pattern` (which is an extended regular expression,
30 unless the `--fixed-value` option is given) needs to be given. Only the
31 existing values that match the pattern are updated or unset. If
32 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the pattern, just
33 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>),
34 but note that this only works when the `--fixed-value` option is not
37 The `--type=<type>` option instructs 'git config' to ensure that incoming and
38 outgoing values are canonicalize-able under the given <type>. If no
39 `--type=<type>` is given, no canonicalization will be performed. Callers may
40 unset an existing `--type` specifier with `--no-type`.
42 When reading, the values are read from the system, global and
43 repository local configuration files by default, and options
44 `--system`, `--global`, `--local`, `--worktree` and
45 `--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to read from only
46 that location (see <<FILES>>).
48 When writing, the new value is written to the repository local
49 configuration file by default, and options `--system`, `--global`,
50 `--worktree`, `--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to
51 write to that location (you can say `--local` but that is the
54 This command will fail with non-zero status upon error. Some exit
57 - The section or key is invalid (ret=1),
58 - no section or name was provided (ret=2),
59 - the config file is invalid (ret=3),
60 - the config file cannot be written (ret=4),
61 - you try to unset an option which does not exist (ret=5),
62 - you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match (ret=5), or
63 - you try to use an invalid regexp (ret=6).
65 On success, the command returns the exit code 0.
67 A list of all available configuration variables can be obtained using the
68 `git help --config` command.
74 List all variables set in config file, along with their values.
77 Emits the value of the specified key. If key is present multiple times
78 in the configuration, emits the last value. If `--all` is specified,
79 emits all values associated with key. Returns error code 1 if key is
83 Set value for one or more config options. By default, this command
84 refuses to write multi-valued config options. Passing `--all` will
85 replace all multi-valued config options with the new value, whereas
86 `--value=` will replace all config options whose values match the given
90 Unset value for one or more config options. By default, this command
91 refuses to unset multi-valued keys. Passing `--all` will unset all
92 multi-valued config options, whereas `--value` will unset all config
93 options whose values match the given pattern.
96 Rename the given section to a new name.
99 Remove the given section from the configuration file.
102 Opens an editor to modify the specified config file; either
103 `--system`, `--global`, `--local` (default), `--worktree`, or
104 `--file <config-file>`.
111 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
112 all lines matching the key (and optionally the `value-pattern`).
115 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
116 values. This is the same as providing '--value=^$' in `set`.
118 --comment <message>::
119 Append a comment at the end of new or modified lines.
121 If _<message>_ begins with one or more whitespaces followed
122 by "#", it is used as-is. If it begins with "#", a space is
123 prepended before it is used. Otherwise, a string " # " (a
124 space followed by a hash followed by a space) is prepended
125 to it. And the resulting string is placed immediately after
126 the value defined for the variable. The _<message>_ must
127 not contain linefeed characters (no multi-line comments are
131 With `get`, return all values for a multi-valued key.
134 With `get`, interpret the name as a regular expression. Regular
135 expression matching is currently case-sensitive and done against a
136 canonicalized version of the key in which section and variable names
137 are lowercased, but subsection names are not.
140 When given a two-part <name> as <section>.<key>, the value for
141 <section>.<URL>.<key> whose <URL> part matches the best to the
142 given URL is returned (if no such key exists, the value for
143 <section>.<key> is used as a fallback). When given just the
144 <section> as name, do so for all the keys in the section and
145 list them. Returns error code 1 if no value is found.
148 For writing options: write to global `~/.gitconfig` file
149 rather than the repository `.git/config`, write to
150 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` file if this file exists and the
151 `~/.gitconfig` file doesn't.
153 For reading options: read only from global `~/.gitconfig` and from
154 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` rather than from all available files.
159 For writing options: write to system-wide
160 `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` rather than the repository
163 For reading options: read only from system-wide `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig`
164 rather than from all available files.
169 For writing options: write to the repository `.git/config` file.
170 This is the default behavior.
172 For reading options: read only from the repository `.git/config` rather than
173 from all available files.
178 Similar to `--local` except that `$GIT_DIR/config.worktree` is
179 read from or written to if `extensions.worktreeConfig` is
180 enabled. If not it's the same as `--local`. Note that `$GIT_DIR`
181 is equal to `$GIT_COMMON_DIR` for the main working tree, but is of
182 the form `$GIT_DIR/worktrees/<id>/` for other working trees. See
183 linkgit:git-worktree[1] to learn how to enable
184 `extensions.worktreeConfig`.
187 --file <config-file>::
188 For writing options: write to the specified file rather than the
189 repository `.git/config`.
191 For reading options: read only from the specified file rather than from all
197 Similar to `--file` but use the given blob instead of a file. E.g.
198 you can use 'master:.gitmodules' to read values from the file
199 '.gitmodules' in the master branch. See "SPECIFYING REVISIONS"
200 section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for a more complete list of
201 ways to spell blob names.
204 When used with the `value-pattern` argument, treat `value-pattern` as
205 an exact string instead of a regular expression. This will restrict
206 the name/value pairs that are matched to only those where the value
207 is exactly equal to the `value-pattern`.
210 'git config' will ensure that any input or output is valid under the given
211 type constraint(s), and will canonicalize outgoing values in `<type>`'s
214 Valid `<type>`'s include:
216 - 'bool': canonicalize values as either "true" or "false".
217 - 'int': canonicalize values as simple decimal numbers. An optional suffix of
218 'k', 'm', or 'g' will cause the value to be multiplied by 1024, 1048576, or
219 1073741824 upon input.
220 - 'bool-or-int': canonicalize according to either 'bool' or 'int', as described
222 - 'path': canonicalize by expanding a leading `~` to the value of `$HOME` and
223 `~user` to the home directory for the specified user. This specifier has no
224 effect when setting the value (but you can use `git config section.variable
225 ~/` from the command line to let your shell do the expansion.)
226 - 'expiry-date': canonicalize by converting from a fixed or relative date-string
227 to a timestamp. This specifier has no effect when setting the value.
228 - 'color': When getting a value, canonicalize by converting to an ANSI color
229 escape sequence. When setting a value, a sanity-check is performed to ensure
230 that the given value is canonicalize-able as an ANSI color, but it is written
239 Historical options for selecting a type specifier. Prefer instead `--type`
243 Un-sets the previously set type specifier (if one was previously set). This
244 option requests that 'git config' not canonicalize the retrieved variable.
245 `--no-type` has no effect without `--type=<type>` or `--<type>`.
249 For all options that output values and/or keys, always
250 end values with the null character (instead of a
251 newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
252 key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
253 output without getting confused e.g. by values that
257 Output only the names of config variables for `list` or
261 Augment the output of all queried config options with the
262 origin type (file, standard input, blob, command line) and
263 the actual origin (config file path, ref, or blob id if
267 Similar to `--show-origin` in that it augments the output of
268 all queried config options with the scope of that value
269 (worktree, local, global, system, command).
271 --get-colorbool <name> [<stdout-is-tty>]::
273 Find the color setting for `<name>` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
274 "true" or "false". `<stdout-is-tty>` should be either "true" or
275 "false", and is taken into account when configuration says
276 "auto". If `<stdout-is-tty>` is missing, then checks the standard
277 output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
278 is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
279 When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses
280 `color.ui` as fallback.
283 Respect `include.*` directives in config files when looking up
284 values. Defaults to `off` when a specific file is given (e.g.,
285 using `--file`, `--global`, etc) and `on` when searching all
289 When using `get`, and the requested variable is not found, behave as if
290 <value> were the value assigned to that variable.
295 The following modes have been deprecated in favor of subcommands. It is
296 recommended to migrate to the new syntax.
298 'git config <name>'::
299 Replaced by `git config get <name>`.
301 'git config <name> <value> [<value-pattern>]'::
302 Replaced by `git config set [--value=<pattern>] <name> <value>`.
306 Replaced by `git config list`.
308 --get <name> [<value-pattern>]::
309 Replaced by `git config get [--value=<pattern>] <name>`.
311 --get-all <name> [<value-pattern>]::
312 Replaced by `git config get [--value=<pattern>] --all <name>`.
314 --get-regexp <name-regexp>::
315 Replaced by `git config get --all --show-names --regexp <name-regexp>`.
317 --get-urlmatch <name> <URL>::
318 Replaced by `git config get --all --show-names --url=<URL> <name>`.
320 --get-color <name> [<default>]::
321 Replaced by `git config get --type=color [--default=<default>] <name>`.
323 --add <name> <value>::
324 Replaced by `git config set --append <name> <value>`.
326 --unset <name> [<value-pattern>]::
327 Replaced by `git config unset [--value=<pattern>] <name>`.
329 --unset-all <name> [<value-pattern>]::
330 Replaced by `git config unset [--value=<pattern>] --all <name>`.
332 --rename-section <old-name> <new-name>::
333 Replaced by `git config rename-section <old-name> <new-name>`.
335 --remove-section <name>::
336 Replaced by `git config remove-section <name>`.
340 Replaced by `git config edit`.
344 `pager.config` is only respected when listing configuration, i.e., when
345 using `list` or `get` which may return multiple results. The default is to use
352 By default, 'git config' will read configuration options from multiple
355 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
356 System-wide configuration file.
358 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config::
360 User-specific configuration files. When the XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment
361 variable is not set or empty, $HOME/.config/ is used as
364 These are also called "global" configuration files. If both files exist, both
365 files are read in the order given above.
368 Repository specific configuration file.
370 $GIT_DIR/config.worktree::
371 This is optional and is only searched when
372 `extensions.worktreeConfig` is present in $GIT_DIR/config.
374 You may also provide additional configuration parameters when running any
375 git command by using the `-c` option. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
377 Options will be read from all of these files that are available. If the
378 global or the system-wide configuration files are missing or unreadable they
379 will be ignored. If the repository configuration file is missing or unreadable,
380 'git config' will exit with a non-zero error code. An error message is produced
381 if the file is unreadable, but not if it is missing.
383 The files are read in the order given above, with last value found taking
384 precedence over values read earlier. When multiple values are taken then all
385 values of a key from all files will be used.
387 By default, options are only written to the repository specific
388 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like `set`
389 and `unset`. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
391 You can limit which configuration sources are read from or written to by
392 specifying the path of a file with the `--file` option, or by specifying a
393 configuration scope with `--system`, `--global`, `--local`, or `--worktree`.
394 For more, see <<OPTIONS>> above.
400 Each configuration source falls within a configuration scope. The scopes
404 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
407 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config
415 $GIT_DIR/config.worktree
418 GIT_CONFIG_{COUNT,KEY,VALUE} environment variables (see <<ENVIRONMENT>>
423 With the exception of 'command', each scope corresponds to a command line
424 option: `--system`, `--global`, `--local`, `--worktree`.
426 When reading options, specifying a scope will only read options from the
427 files within that scope. When writing options, specifying a scope will write
428 to the files within that scope (instead of the repository specific
429 configuration file). See <<OPTIONS>> above for a complete description.
431 Most configuration options are respected regardless of the scope it is
432 defined in, but some options are only respected in certain scopes. See the
433 respective option's documentation for the full details.
435 Protected configuration
436 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
438 Protected configuration refers to the 'system', 'global', and 'command' scopes.
439 For security reasons, certain options are only respected when they are
440 specified in protected configuration, and ignored otherwise.
442 Git treats these scopes as if they are controlled by the user or a trusted
443 administrator. This is because an attacker who controls these scopes can do
444 substantial harm without using Git, so it is assumed that the user's environment
445 protects these scopes against attackers.
453 Take the configuration from the given files instead from global or
454 system-level configuration. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
456 GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM::
457 Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
458 $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig file. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
464 GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_<n>::
465 If GIT_CONFIG_COUNT is set to a positive number, all environment pairs
466 GIT_CONFIG_KEY_<n> and GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_<n> up to that number will be
467 added to the process's runtime configuration. The config pairs are
468 zero-indexed. Any missing key or value is treated as an error. An empty
469 GIT_CONFIG_COUNT is treated the same as GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=0, namely no
470 pairs are processed. These environment variables will override values
471 in configuration files, but will be overridden by any explicit options
474 This is useful for cases where you want to spawn multiple git commands
475 with a common configuration but cannot depend on a configuration file,
476 for example when writing scripts.
479 If no `--file` option is provided to `git config`, use the file
480 given by `GIT_CONFIG` as if it were provided via `--file`. This
481 variable has no effect on other Git commands, and is mostly for
482 historical compatibility; there is generally no reason to use it
483 instead of the `--file` option.
489 Given a .git/config like this:
493 # This is the config file, and
494 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
500 ; Don't trust file modes
505 external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
510 gitproxy=proxy-command for kernel.org
511 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
516 [http "https://weak.example.com"]
518 cookieFile = /tmp/cookie.txt
521 you can set the filemode to true with
524 % git config set core.filemode true
527 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
528 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
532 % git config set --value='for kernel.org$' core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org'
535 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
537 To delete the entry for renames, do
540 % git config unset diff.renames
543 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
544 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
546 To query the value for a given key, do
549 % git config get core.filemode
552 or, to query a multivar:
555 % git config get --value="for kernel.org$" core.gitproxy
558 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
561 % git config get --all --show-names core.gitproxy
564 If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
568 % git config set --all core.gitproxy ssh
571 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
572 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
575 % git config set --value='! for ' core.gitproxy ssh
578 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
581 % git config set --value='[!]' section.key value
584 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
587 % git config set --append core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
590 An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
595 WS=$(git config get --type=color --default="blue reverse" color.diff.whitespace)
596 RESET=$(git config get --type=color --default="reset" "")
597 echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
600 For URLs in `https://weak.example.com`, `http.sslVerify` is set to
601 false, while it is set to `true` for all others:
604 % git config get --type=bool --url=https://good.example.com http.sslverify
606 % git config get --type=bool --url=https://weak.example.com http.sslverify
608 % git config get --url=https://weak.example.com http
609 http.cookieFile /tmp/cookie.txt
613 include::config.txt[]
617 When using the deprecated `[section.subsection]` syntax, changing a value
618 will result in adding a multi-line key instead of a change, if the subsection
619 is given with at least one uppercase character. For example when the config
627 and running `git config section.Subsection.key value2` will result in
638 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite