6 git-repo-config - Get and set repository or global options
12 'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] name [value [value_regex]]
13 'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --add name value
14 'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]]
15 'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --get name [value_regex]
16 'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
17 'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --unset name [value_regex]
18 'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
19 'git-repo-config' [--global] -l | --list
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 '--add' option.
28 If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
29 lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
30 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
31 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
32 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see EXAMPLES).
34 The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make
35 'git-repo-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
36 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
37 a "true" or "false" string for bool). If no type specifier is passed,
38 no checks or transformations are performed on the value.
40 This command will fail if:
42 . The .git/config file is invalid,
43 . Can not write to .git/config,
44 . no section was provided,
45 . the section or key is invalid,
46 . you try to unset an option which does not exist,
47 . you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or
48 . you use --global option without $HOME being properly set.
55 Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
56 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
59 Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
60 values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex.
63 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
64 matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
65 found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found.
68 Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
72 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
75 Use global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config.
78 Remove the line matching the key from config file.
81 Remove all matching lines from config file.
84 List all variables set in config file.
87 git-repo-config will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
90 git-repo-config will ensure that the output is a simple
91 decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
92 in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
93 by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
100 Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
101 Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig.
104 Currently the same as $GIT_CONFIG; when Git will support global
105 configuration files, this will cause it to take the configuration
106 from the global configuration file in addition to the given file.
112 Given a .git/config like this:
115 # This is the config file, and
116 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
122 ; Don't trust file modes
127 external = "/usr/local/bin/gnu-diff -u"
132 gitproxy="ssh" for "ssh://kernel.org/"
133 gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org
134 gitproxy="myprotocol-command" for "my://"
135 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
137 you can set the filemode to true with
140 % git repo-config core.filemode true
143 The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
144 what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
148 % git repo-config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
151 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
153 To delete the entry for renames, do
156 % git repo-config --unset diff.renames
159 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
160 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
162 To query the value for a given key, do
165 % git repo-config --get core.filemode
171 % git repo-config core.filemode
174 or, to query a multivar:
177 % git repo-config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
180 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
183 % git repo-config --get-all core.gitproxy
186 If you like to live dangerous, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
190 % git repo-config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
193 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
194 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
197 % git repo-config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
200 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
203 % git repo-config section.key value '[!]'
206 To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
209 % git repo-config core.gitproxy '"proxy" for example.com'
213 include::config.txt[]
218 Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
222 Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
226 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite