6 git-repo-config - Get and set options in .git/config
12 'git-repo-config' [type] name [value [value_regex]]
13 'git-repo-config' [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]]
14 'git-repo-config' [type] --get name [value_regex]
15 'git-repo-config' [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
16 'git-repo-config' [type] --unset name [value_regex]
17 'git-repo-config' [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
18 'git-repo-config' -l | --list
22 You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
23 actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
26 If you want to set/unset an option which can occur on multiple
27 lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
28 existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
29 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
30 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see EXAMPLES).
32 The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make
33 'git-repo-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
34 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
35 a "true" or "false" string for bool). If no type specifier is passed,
36 no checks or transformations are performed on the value.
38 This command will fail if:
40 . The .git/config file is invalid,
41 . Can not write to .git/config,
42 . no section was provided,
43 . the section or key is invalid,
44 . you try to unset an option which does not exist, or
45 . you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match.
52 Default behaviour is to replace at most one line. This replaces
53 all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
56 Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
60 Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
64 Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
67 Remove the line matching the key from .git/config.
70 Remove all matching lines from .git/config.
73 List all variables set in .git/config.
79 Given a .git/config like this:
82 # This is the config file, and
83 # a '#' or ';' character indicates
89 ; Don't trust file modes
94 external = "/usr/local/bin/gnu-diff -u"
99 gitproxy="ssh" for "ssh://kernel.org/"
100 gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org
101 gitproxy="myprotocol-command" for "my://"
102 gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
104 you can set the filemode to true with
107 % git repo-config core.filemode true
110 The hypothetic proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
111 to what URL they apply. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
115 % git repo-config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
118 This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
120 To delete the entry for renames, do
123 % git repo-config --unset diff.renames
126 If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
127 you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
129 To query the value for a given key, do
132 % git repo-config --get core.filemode
138 % git repo-config core.filemode
141 or, to query a multivar:
144 % git repo-config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
147 If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
150 % git repo-config --get-all core.gitproxy
153 If you like to live dangerous, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
157 % git repo-config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
160 However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
161 i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
164 % git repo-config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
167 To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
170 % git repo-config section.key value '[!]'
174 include::config.txt[]
179 Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
183 Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
187 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite