+
The default is true (when core.filemode is not specified in the config file).
-core.ignorecase::
+core.ignoreCase::
If true, this option enables various workarounds to enable
Git to work better on filesystems that are not case sensitive,
like FAT. For example, if a directory listing finds
"Makefile".
+
The default is false, except linkgit:git-clone[1] or linkgit:git-init[1]
-will probe and set core.ignorecase true if appropriate when the repository
+will probe and set core.ignoreCase true if appropriate when the repository
is created.
-core.precomposeunicode::
+core.precomposeUnicode::
This option is only used by Mac OS implementation of Git.
- When core.precomposeunicode=true, Git reverts the unicode decomposition
+ When core.precomposeUnicode=true, Git reverts the unicode decomposition
of filenames done by Mac OS. This is useful when sharing a repository
between Mac OS and Linux or Windows.
(Git for Windows 1.7.10 or higher is needed, or Git under cygwin 1.7).
crawlers and some backup systems).
See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. True by default.
-core.checkstat::
+core.checkStat::
Determines which stat fields to match between the index
and work tree. The user can set this to 'default' or
'minimal'. Default (or explicitly 'default'), is to check
all fields, including the sub-second part of mtime and ctime.
-core.quotepath::
+core.quotePath::
The commands that output paths (e.g. 'ls-files',
'diff'), when not given the `-z` option, will quote
"unusual" characters in the pathname by enclosing the
-1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression,
and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest.
If set, this provides a default to other compression variables,
- such as 'core.loosecompression' and 'pack.compression'.
+ such as 'core.looseCompression' and 'pack.compression'.
-core.loosecompression::
+core.looseCompression::
An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
are not in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
+
Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
-core.excludesfile::
+core.excludesFile::
In addition to '.gitignore' (per-directory) and
'.git/info/exclude', Git looks into this file for patterns
of files which are not meant to be tracked. "`~/`" is expanded
If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not set or empty, $HOME/.config/git/ignore
is used instead. See linkgit:gitignore[5].
-core.askpass::
+core.askPass::
Some commands (e.g. svn and http interfaces) that interactively
ask for a password can be told to use an external program given
via the value of this variable. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_ASKPASS'
prompt. The external program shall be given a suitable prompt as
command-line argument and write the password on its STDOUT.
-core.attributesfile::
+core.attributesFile::
In addition to '.gitattributes' (per-directory) and
'.git/info/attributes', Git looks into this file for attributes
(see linkgit:gitattributes[5]). Path expansions are made the same
- way as for `core.excludesfile`. Its default value is
+ way as for `core.excludesFile`. Its default value is
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/attributes. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not
set or empty, $HOME/.config/git/attributes is used instead.
variable when it is set, and the environment variable
`GIT_EDITOR` is not set. See linkgit:git-var[1].
-core.commentchar::
+core.commentChar::
Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit
messages consider a line that begins with this character
commented, and removes them after the editor returns
is relevant for `indent-with-non-tab` and when Git fixes `tab-in-indent`
errors. The default tab width is 8. Allowed values are 1 to 63.
-core.fsyncobjectfiles::
+core.fsyncObjectFiles::
This boolean will enable 'fsync()' when writing object files.
+
This is a total waste of time and effort on a filesystem that orders
journalling (traditional UNIX filesystems) or that only journal metadata
and not file contents (OS X's HFS+, or Linux ext3 with "data=writeback").
-core.preloadindex::
+core.preloadIndex::
Enable parallel index preload for operations like 'git diff'
+
This can speed up operations like 'git diff' and 'git status' especially
by giving '--no-keep-cr' from the command line.
See linkgit:git-am[1], linkgit:git-mailsplit[1].
-apply.ignorewhitespace::
+apply.ignoreWhitespace::
When set to 'change', tells 'git apply' to ignore changes in
whitespace, in the same way as the '--ignore-space-change'
option.
Tells 'git apply' how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
as the '--whitespace' option. See linkgit:git-apply[1].
-branch.autosetupmerge::
+branch.autoSetupMerge::
Tells 'git branch' and 'git checkout' to set up new branches
so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from the
starting point branch. Note that even if this option is not set,
local branch or remote-tracking
branch. This option defaults to true.
-branch.autosetuprebase::
+branch.autoSetupRebase::
When a new branch is created with 'git branch' or 'git checkout'
that tracks another branch, this variable tells Git to set
up pull to rebase instead of merge (see "branch.<name>.rebase").
remote-tracking branches.
When `always`, rebase will be set to true for all tracking
branches.
- See "branch.autosetupmerge" for details on how to set up a
+ See "branch.autoSetupMerge" for details on how to set up a
branch to track another branch.
This option defaults to never.
branch.<name>.remote::
When on branch <name>, it tells 'git fetch' and 'git push'
which remote to fetch from/push to. The remote to push to
- may be overridden with `remote.pushdefault` (for all branches).
+ may be overridden with `remote.pushDefault` (for all branches).
The remote to push to, for the current branch, may be further
- overridden by `branch.<name>.pushremote`. If no remote is
+ overridden by `branch.<name>.pushRemote`. If no remote is
configured, or if you are not on any branch, it defaults to
- `origin` for fetching and `remote.pushdefault` for pushing.
+ `origin` for fetching and `remote.pushDefault` for pushing.
Additionally, `.` (a period) is the current local repository
(a dot-repository), see `branch.<name>.merge`'s final note below.
-branch.<name>.pushremote::
+branch.<name>.pushRemote::
When on branch <name>, it overrides `branch.<name>.remote` for
- pushing. It also overrides `remote.pushdefault` for pushing
+ pushing. It also overrides `remote.pushDefault` for pushing
from branch <name>. When you pull from one place (e.g. your
upstream) and push to another place (e.g. your own publishing
- repository), you would want to set `remote.pushdefault` to
+ repository), you would want to set `remote.pushDefault` to
specify the remote to push to for all branches, and use this
option to override it for a specific branch.
branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the relative path
setting `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote.
-branch.<name>.mergeoptions::
+branch.<name>.mergeOptions::
Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
supported options are the same as those of linkgit:git-merge[1], but
option values containing whitespace characters are currently not
A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
use (default is true).
-color.showbranch::
+color.showBranch::
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
have to remove the help lines that begin with `#` in the commit log
template yourself, if you do this).
-commit.gpgsign::
+commit.gpgSign::
A boolean to specify whether all commits should be GPG signed.
Use of this option when doing operations such as rebase can
by mail. See the --to and --cc options in
linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
-format.subjectprefix::
+format.subjectPrefix::
The default for format-patch is to output files with the '[PATCH]'
subject prefix. Use this variable to change that prefix.
Set this variable to the empty string ("") to suppress
signature generation.
-format.signaturefile::
+format.signatureFile::
Works just like format.signature except the contents of the
file specified by this variable will be used as the signature.
A true boolean value is the same as `shallow`, and a false
value disables threading.
-format.signoff::
+format.signOff::
A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of
format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a
patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have
light-weight garbage collection from time to time. The
default value is 6700. Setting this to 0 disables it.
-gc.autopacklimit::
+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. The
default value is 50. Setting this to 0 disables it.
-gc.autodetach::
+gc.autoDetach::
Make `git gc --auto` return immediately and run in background
if the system supports it. Default is true.
-gc.packrefs::
+gc.packRefs::
Running `git pack-refs` in a repository renders it
unclonable by Git versions prior to 1.5.1.2 over dumb
transports such as HTTP. This variable determines whether
to enable it within all non-bare repos or it can be set to a
boolean value. The default is `true`.
-gc.pruneexpire::
+gc.pruneExpire::
When 'git gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago'.
Override the grace period with this config variable. The value
"now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune
unreachable objects immediately.
-gc.reflogexpire::
-gc.<pattern>.reflogexpire::
+gc.reflogExpire::
+gc.<pattern>.reflogExpire::
'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
this time; defaults to 90 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g.
"refs/stash") in the middle the setting applies only to
the refs that match the <pattern>.
-gc.reflogexpireunreachable::
-gc.<ref>.reflogexpireunreachable::
+gc.reflogExpireUnreachable::
+gc.<ref>.reflogExpireUnreachable::
'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
this time and are not reachable from the current tip;
defaults to 30 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash")
in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that
match the <pattern>.
-gc.rerereresolved::
+gc.rerereResolved::
Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are
kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run.
The default is 60 days. See linkgit:git-rerere[1].
-gc.rerereunresolved::
+gc.rerereUnresolved::
Records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are
kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run.
The default is 15 days. See linkgit:git-rerere[1].
-gitcvs.commitmsgannotation::
+gitcvs.commitMsgAnnotation::
Append this string to each commit message. Set to empty string
to disable this feature. Defaults to "via git-CVS emulator".
Whether the CVS server interface is enabled for this repository.
See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
-gitcvs.logfile::
+gitcvs.logFile::
Path to a log file where the CVS server interface well... logs
various stuff. See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
treat it as text. If they suppress text conversion, the file
will be set with '-kb' mode, which suppresses any newline munging
the client might otherwise do. If the attributes do not allow
- the file type to be determined, then 'gitcvs.allbinary' is
+ the file type to be determined, then 'gitcvs.allBinary' is
used. See linkgit:gitattributes[5].
-gitcvs.allbinary::
+gitcvs.allBinary::
This is used if 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' does not resolve
the correct '-kb' mode to use. If true, all
unresolved files are sent to the client in
then the contents of the file are examined to decide if
it is binary, similar to 'core.autocrlf'.
-gitcvs.dbname::
+gitcvs.dbName::
Database used by git-cvsserver to cache revision information
derived from the Git repository. The exact meaning depends on the
used database driver, for SQLite (which is the default driver) this
linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details). May not contain semicolons (`;`).
Default: '%Ggitcvs.%m.sqlite'
-gitcvs.dbdriver::
+gitcvs.dbDriver::
Used Perl DBI driver. You can specify any available driver
for this here, but it might not work. git-cvsserver is tested
with 'DBD::SQLite', reported to work with 'DBD::Pg', and
May not contain double colons (`:`). Default: 'SQLite'.
See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
-gitcvs.dbuser, gitcvs.dbpass::
- Database user and password. Only useful if setting 'gitcvs.dbdriver',
+gitcvs.dbUser, gitcvs.dbPass::
+ Database user and password. Only useful if setting 'gitcvs.dbDriver',
since SQLite has no concept of database users and/or passwords.
- 'gitcvs.dbuser' supports variable substitution (see
+ 'gitcvs.dbUser' supports variable substitution (see
linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details).
gitcvs.dbTableNamePrefix::
characters will be replaced with underscores.
All gitcvs variables except for 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' and
-'gitcvs.allbinary' can also be specified as
+'gitcvs.allBinary' can also be specified as
'gitcvs.<access_method>.<varname>' (where 'access_method'
is one of "ext" and "pserver") to make them apply only for the given
access method.
gitweb.patches::
gitweb.pickaxe::
gitweb.remote_heads::
-gitweb.showsizes::
+gitweb.showSizes::
gitweb.snapshot::
See linkgit:gitweb.conf[5] for description.
signed, and the program is expected to send the result to its
standard output.
-gui.commitmsgwidth::
+gui.commitMsgWidth::
Defines how wide the commit message window is in the
linkgit:git-gui[1]. "75" is the default.
-gui.diffcontext::
+gui.diffContext::
Specifies how many context lines should be used in calls to diff
made by the linkgit:git-gui[1]. The default is "5".
-gui.displayuntracked::
+gui.displayUntracked::
Determines if linkgit::git-gui[1] shows untracked files
in the file list. The default is "true".
If this option is not set, the tools default to the
locale encoding.
-gui.matchtrackingbranch::
+gui.matchTrackingBranch::
Determines if new branches created with linkgit:git-gui[1] should
default to tracking remote branches with matching names or
not. Default: "false".
-gui.newbranchtemplate::
+gui.newBranchTemplate::
Is used as suggested name when creating new branches using the
linkgit:git-gui[1].
-gui.pruneduringfetch::
+gui.pruneDuringFetch::
"true" if linkgit:git-gui[1] should prune remote-tracking branches when
performing a fetch. The default value is "false".
Determines if linkgit:git-gui[1] should trust the file modification
timestamp or not. By default the timestamps are not trusted.
-gui.spellingdictionary::
+gui.spellingDictionary::
Specifies the dictionary used for spell checking commit messages in
the linkgit:git-gui[1]. When set to "none" spell checking is turned
off.
-gui.fastcopyblame::
+gui.fastCopyBlame::
If true, 'git gui blame' uses `-C` instead of `-C -C` for original
location detection. It makes blame significantly faster on huge
repositories at the expense of less thorough copy detection.
-gui.copyblamethreshold::
+gui.copyBlameThreshold::
Specifies the threshold to use in 'git gui blame' original location
detection, measured in alphanumeric characters. See the
linkgit:git-blame[1] manual for more information on copy detection.
'FILENAME', and the name of the current branch as 'CUR_BRANCH' (if
the head is detached, 'CUR_BRANCH' is empty).
-guitool.<name>.needsfile::
+guitool.<name>.needsFile::
Run the tool only if a diff is selected in the GUI. It guarantees
that 'FILENAME' is not empty.
-guitool.<name>.noconsole::
+guitool.<name>.noConsole::
Run the command silently, without creating a window to display its
output.
-guitool.<name>.norescan::
+guitool.<name>.noRescan::
Don't rescan the working directory for changes after the tool
finishes execution.
guitool.<name>.confirm::
Show a confirmation dialog before actually running the tool.
-guitool.<name>.argprompt::
+guitool.<name>.argPrompt::
Request a string argument from the user, and pass it to the tool
through the 'ARGS' environment variable. Since requesting an
argument implies confirmation, the 'confirm' option has no effect
the dialog uses a built-in generic prompt; otherwise the exact
value of the variable is used.
-guitool.<name>.revprompt::
+guitool.<name>.revPrompt::
Request a single valid revision from the user, and set the
'REVISION' environment variable. In other aspects this option
- is similar to 'argprompt', and can be used together with it.
+ is similar to 'argPrompt', and can be used together with it.
-guitool.<name>.revunmerged::
- Show only unmerged branches in the 'revprompt' subdialog.
+guitool.<name>.revUnmerged::
+ Show only unmerged branches in the 'revPrompt' subdialog.
This is useful for tools similar to merge or rebase, but not
for things like checkout or reset.
guitool.<name>.prompt::
Specifies the general prompt string to display at the top of
- the dialog, before subsections for 'argprompt' and 'revprompt'.
+ the dialog, before subsections for 'argPrompt' and 'revPrompt'.
The default value includes the actual command.
help.browser::
Values 'man', 'info', 'web' and 'html' are supported. 'man' is
the default. 'web' and 'html' are the same.
-help.autocorrect::
+help.autoCorrect::
Automatically correct and execute mistyped commands after
waiting for the given number of deciseconds (0.1 sec). If more
than one command can be deduced from the entered text, nothing
value is 0 - the command will be just shown but not executed.
This is the default.
-help.htmlpath::
+help.htmlPath::
Specify the path where the HTML documentation resides. File system paths
and URLs are supported. HTML pages will be prefixed with this path when
help is displayed in the 'web' format. This defaults to the documentation
`curl(1)`). This can be overridden on a per-remote basis; see
remote.<name>.proxy
-http.cookiefile::
+http.cookieFile::
File containing previously stored cookie lines which should be used
in the Git http session, if they match the server. The file format
of the file to read cookies from should be plain HTTP headers or
the Netscape/Mozilla cookie file format (see linkgit:curl[1]).
- NOTE that the file specified with http.cookiefile is only used as
+ NOTE that the file specified with http.cookieFile is only used as
input unless http.saveCookies is set.
-http.savecookies::
+http.saveCookies::
If set, store cookies received during requests to the file specified by
- http.cookiefile. Has no effect if http.cookiefile is unset.
+ http.cookieFile. Has no effect if http.cookieFile is unset.
http.sslVerify::
Whether to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
support EPSV mode. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV'
environment variable. Default is false (curl will use EPSV).
-http.useragent::
+http.userAgent::
The HTTP USER_AGENT string presented to an HTTP server. The default
value represents the version of the client Git such as git/1.7.1.
This option allows you to override this value to a more common value
Specify the version with which new index files should be
initialized. This does not affect existing repositories.
-init.templatedir::
+init.templateDir::
Specify the directory from which templates will be copied.
(See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
If true the web server started by linkgit:git-instaweb[1] will
be bound to the local IP (127.0.0.1).
-instaweb.modulepath::
+instaweb.modulePath::
The default module path for linkgit:git-instaweb[1] to use
instead of /usr/lib/apache2/modules. Only used if httpd
is Apache.
The port number to bind the gitweb httpd to. See
linkgit:git-instaweb[1].
-interactive.singlekey::
+interactive.singleKey::
In interactive commands, allow the user to provide one-letter
input with a single key (i.e., without hitting enter).
Currently this is used by the `--patch` mode of
specified, the full ref name (including prefix) will be printed.
This is the same as the log commands '--decorate' option.
-log.showroot::
+log.showRoot::
If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event.
This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree.
Tools like linkgit:git-log[1] or linkgit:git-whatchanged[1], which
true. You should not generally need to turn this off unless
you are debugging pack bitmaps.
-pack.writebitmaps (deprecated)::
+pack.writeBitmaps (deprecated)::
This is a deprecated synonym for `repack.writeBitmaps`.
pack.writeBitmapHashCache::
Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last
rebase. False by default.
-rebase.autosquash::
+rebase.autoSquash::
If set to true enable '--autosquash' option by default.
-rebase.autostash::
+rebase.autoStash::
When set to true, automatically create a temporary stash
before the operation begins, and apply it after the operation
ends. This means that you can run rebase on a dirty worktree.
successful rebase might result in non-trivial conflicts.
Defaults to false.
-receive.advertiseatomic::
+receive.advertiseAtomic::
By default, git-receive-pack will advertise the atomic push
capability to its clients. If you don't want to this capability
to be advertised, set this variable to false.
receiving data from git-push and updating refs. You can stop
it by setting this variable to false.
-receive.certnonceseed::
+receive.certNonceSeed::
By setting this variable to a string, `git receive-pack`
will accept a `git push --signed` and verifies it by using
a "nonce" protected by HMAC using this string as a secret
key.
-receive.certnonceslop::
+receive.certNonceSlop::
When a `git push --signed` sent a push certificate with a
"nonce" that was issued by a receive-pack serving the same
repository within this many seconds, export the "nonce"
even if that push is forced. This configuration variable is
set when initializing a shared repository.
-receive.hiderefs::
+receive.hideRefs::
String(s) `receive-pack` uses to decide which refs to omit
from its initial advertisement. Use more than one
definitions to specify multiple prefix strings. A ref that
push`, and an attempt to update or delete a hidden ref by
`git push` is rejected.
-receive.updateserverinfo::
+receive.updateServerInfo::
If set to true, git-receive-pack will run git-update-server-info
after receiving data from git-push and updating refs.
-receive.shallowupdate::
+receive.shallowUpdate::
If set to true, .git/shallow can be updated when new refs
require new shallow roots. Otherwise those refs are rejected.
-remote.pushdefault::
+remote.pushDefault::
The remote to push to by default. Overrides
`branch.<name>.remote` for all branches, and is overridden by
- `branch.<name>.pushremote` for specific branches.
+ `branch.<name>.pushRemote` for specific branches.
remote.<name>.url::
The URL of a remote repository. See linkgit:git-fetch[1] or
The default program to execute on the remote side when fetching. See
option \--upload-pack of linkgit:git-fetch-pack[1].
-remote.<name>.tagopt::
+remote.<name>.tagOpt::
Setting this value to \--no-tags disables automatic tag following when
fetching from remote <name>. Setting it to \--tags will fetch every
tag from remote <name>, even if they are not reachable from remote
The list of remotes which are fetched by "git remote update
<group>". See linkgit:git-remote[1].
-repack.usedeltabaseoffset::
+repack.useDeltaBaseOffset::
By default, linkgit:git-repack[1] creates packs that use
delta-base offset. If you need to share your repository with
Git older than version 1.4.4, either directly or via a dumb
space and extra time spent on the initial repack. Defaults to
false.
-rerere.autoupdate::
+rerere.autoUpdate::
When set to true, `git-rerere` updates the index with the
resulting contents after it cleanly resolves conflicts using
previously recorded resolution. Defaults to false.
values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
-sendemail.smtpencryption::
+sendemail.smtpEncryption::
See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description. Note that this
setting is not subject to the 'identity' mechanism.
sendemail.smtpssl (deprecated)::
- Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.smtpencryption = ssl'.
+ Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.smtpEncryption = ssl'.
sendemail.smtpsslcertpath::
Path to ca-certificates (either a directory or a single file).
identity is selected, through command-line or
'sendemail.identity'.
-sendemail.aliasesfile::
-sendemail.aliasfiletype::
+sendemail.aliasesFile::
+sendemail.aliasFileType::
sendemail.annotate::
sendemail.bcc::
sendemail.cc::
-sendemail.cccmd::
-sendemail.chainreplyto::
+sendemail.ccCmd::
+sendemail.chainReplyTo::
sendemail.confirm::
-sendemail.envelopesender::
+sendemail.envelopeSender::
sendemail.from::
-sendemail.multiedit::
+sendemail.multiEdit::
sendemail.signedoffbycc::
-sendemail.smtppass::
+sendemail.smtpPass::
sendemail.suppresscc::
-sendemail.suppressfrom::
+sendemail.suppressFrom::
sendemail.to::
-sendemail.smtpdomain::
-sendemail.smtpserver::
-sendemail.smtpserverport::
-sendemail.smtpserveroption::
-sendemail.smtpuser::
+sendemail.smtpDomain::
+sendemail.smtpServer::
+sendemail.smtpServerPort::
+sendemail.smtpServerOption::
+sendemail.smtpUser::
sendemail.thread::
-sendemail.transferencoding::
+sendemail.transferEncoding::
sendemail.validate::
sendemail.xmailer::
See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description.
This variable can be overridden with the -u|--untracked-files option
of linkgit:git-status[1] and linkgit:git-commit[1].
-status.submodulesummary::
+status.submoduleSummary::
Defaults to false.
If this is set to a non zero number or true (identical to -1 or an
unlimited number), the submodule summary will be enabled and a
not set, the value of this variable is used instead.
Defaults to false.
-transfer.hiderefs::
- This variable can be used to set both `receive.hiderefs`
- and `uploadpack.hiderefs` at the same time to the same
+transfer.hideRefs::
+ This variable can be used to set both `receive.hideRefs`
+ and `uploadpack.hideRefs` at the same time to the same
values. See entries for these other variables.
transfer.unpackLimit::
linkgit:git-upload-archive[1] for more details. Defaults to
`false`.
-uploadpack.hiderefs::
+uploadpack.hideRefs::
String(s) `upload-pack` uses to decide which refs to omit
from its initial advertisement. Use more than one
definitions to specify multiple prefix strings. A ref that
fetch` will fail. See also `uploadpack.allowtipsha1inwant`.
uploadpack.allowtipsha1inwant::
- When `uploadpack.hiderefs` is in effect, allow `upload-pack`
+ When `uploadpack.hideRefs` is in effect, allow `upload-pack`
to accept a fetch request that asks for an object at the tip
of a hidden ref (by default, such a request is rejected).
- see also `uploadpack.hiderefs`.
+ see also `uploadpack.hideRefs`.
-uploadpack.keepalive::
+uploadpack.keepAlive::
When `upload-pack` has started `pack-objects`, there may be a
quiet period while `pack-objects` prepares the pack. Normally
it would output progress information, but if `--quiet` was used
the pack data begins. Some clients and networks may consider
the server to be hung and give up. Setting this option instructs
`upload-pack` to send an empty keepalive packet every
- `uploadpack.keepalive` seconds. Setting this option to 0
+ `uploadpack.keepAlive` seconds. Setting this option to 0
disables keepalive packets entirely. The default is 5 seconds.
url.<base>.insteadOf::
Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME' and 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'
environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
-user.signingkey::
+user.signingKey::
If linkgit:git-tag[1] or linkgit:git-commit[1] is not selecting the
key you want it to automatically when creating a signed tag or
commit, you can override the default selection with this variable.
--annotate::
Review and edit each patch you're about to send. Default is the value
of 'sendemail.annotate'. See the CONFIGURATION section for
- 'sendemail.multiedit'.
+ 'sendemail.multiEdit'.
--bcc=<address>::
Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
+
Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
+
-See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
+See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiEdit'.
--from=<address>::
Specify the sender of the emails. If not specified on the command line,
subscribed to a list. In order to use the 'From' address, set the
value to "auto". If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
suitable privileges for the -f parameter. Default is the value of the
- 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
+ 'sendemail.envelopeSender' configuration variable; if that is
unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
--smtp-encryption=<encryption>::
Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
- 'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
+ 'sendemail.smtpEncryption'.
--smtp-domain=<FQDN>::
Specifies the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) used in the
HELO/EHLO command to the SMTP server. Some servers require the
FQDN to match your IP address. If not set, git send-email attempts
to determine your FQDN automatically. Default is the value of
- 'sendemail.smtpdomain'.
+ 'sendemail.smtpDomain'.
--smtp-pass[=<password>]::
Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
- the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtppass',
+ the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpPass',
however '--smtp-pass' always overrides this value.
+
Furthermore, passwords need not be specified in configuration files
or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with
-'--smtp-user' or a 'sendemail.smtpuser'), but no password has been
-specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then
+'--smtp-user' or a 'sendemail.smtpUser'), but no password has been
+specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtpPass'), then
a password is obtained using 'git-credential'.
--smtp-server=<host>::
`smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can
- be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
+ be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpServer' configuration
option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
`/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
`localhost` otherwise.
submission port 587, or the common SSL smtp port 465);
symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 587)
are also accepted. The port can also be set with the
- 'sendemail.smtpserverport' configuration variable.
+ 'sendemail.smtpServerPort' configuration variable.
--smtp-server-option=<option>::
If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server option to use.
- Default value can be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserveroption'
+ Default value can be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpServerOption'
configuration option.
+
The --smtp-server-option option must be repeated for each option you want
be the best choice on most platforms).
--smtp-user=<user>::
- Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpuser';
- if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'),
+ Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpUser';
+ if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpUser'),
then authentication is not attempted.
--smtp-debug=0|1::
Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
Output of this command must be single email address per line.
- Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
+ Default is the value of 'sendemail.ccCmd' configuration value.
--[no-]chain-reply-to::
If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
- entire patch series. Disabled by default, but the 'sendemail.chainreplyto'
+ entire patch series. Disabled by default, but the 'sendemail.chainReplyTo'
configuration variable can be used to enable it.
--identity=<identity>::
--[no-]suppress-from::
If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
- Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration
+ Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressFrom' configuration
value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
--[no-]thread::
CONFIGURATION
-------------
-sendemail.aliasesfile::
+sendemail.aliasesFile::
To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
- email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
+ email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasFileType'.
-sendemail.aliasfiletype::
- Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
+sendemail.aliasFileType::
+ Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesFile. Must be
one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', 'elm', or 'gnus'.
-sendemail.multiedit::
+sendemail.multiEdit::
If true (default), a single editor instance will be spawned to edit
files you have to edit (patches when '--annotate' is used, and the
summary when '--compose' is used). If false, files will be edited one
edit ~/.gitconfig to specify your account settings:
[sendemail]
- smtpencryption = tls
- smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com
- smtpuser = yourname@gmail.com
- smtpserverport = 587
+ smtpEncryption = tls
+ smtpServer = smtp.gmail.com
+ smtpUser = yourname@gmail.com
+ smtpServerPort = 587
Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the
following commands:
projects / git / commitdiff