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+git-config(1)
+=============
+
+NAME
+----
+git-config - Get and set repository or global options
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] name [value [value_regex]]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --add name value
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --replace-all name value [value_regex]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch name URL
+'git config' [<file-option>] --unset name [value_regex]
+'git config' [<file-option>] --unset-all name [value_regex]
+'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section old_name new_name
+'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section name
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] [--name-only] -l | --list
+'git config' [<file-option>] --get-color name [default]
+'git config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]
+'git config' [<file-option>] -e | --edit
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
+actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
+escaped.
+
+Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the `--add` option.
+If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple
+lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given.  Only the
+existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset.  If
+you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
+prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
+
+The `--type=<type>` option instructs 'git config' to ensure that incoming and
+outgoing values are canonicalize-able under the given <type>.  If no
+`--type=<type>` is given, no canonicalization will be performed. Callers may
+unset an existing `--type` specifier with `--no-type`.
+
+When reading, the values are read from the system, global and
+repository local configuration files by default, and options
+`--system`, `--global`, `--local`, `--worktree` and
+`--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to read from only
+that location (see <<FILES>>).
+
+When writing, the new value is written to the repository local
+configuration file by default, and options `--system`, `--global`,
+`--worktree`, `--file <filename>` can be used to tell the command to
+write to that location (you can say `--local` but that is the
+default).
+
+This command will fail with non-zero status upon error.  Some exit
+codes are:
+
+- The section or key is invalid (ret=1),
+- no section or name was provided (ret=2),
+- the config file is invalid (ret=3),
+- the config file cannot be written (ret=4),
+- you try to unset an option which does not exist (ret=5),
+- you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match (ret=5), or
+- you try to use an invalid regexp (ret=6).
+
+On success, the command returns the exit code 0.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+--replace-all::
+	Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces
+	all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
+
+--add::
+	Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing
+	values.  This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex
+	in `--replace-all`.
+
+--get::
+	Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
+	matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not
+	found and the last value if multiple key values were found.
+
+--get-all::
+	Like get, but returns all values for a multi-valued key.
+
+--get-regexp::
+	Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression and
+	writes out the key names.  Regular expression matching is currently
+	case-sensitive and done against a canonicalized version of the key
+	in which section and variable names are lowercased, but subsection
+	names are not.
+
+--get-urlmatch name URL::
+	When given a two-part name section.key, the value for
+	section.<url>.key whose <url> part matches the best to the
+	given URL is returned (if no such key exists, the value for
+	section.key is used as a fallback).  When given just the
+	section as name, do so for all the keys in the section and
+	list them.  Returns error code 1 if no value is found.
+
+--global::
+	For writing options: write to global `~/.gitconfig` file
+	rather than the repository `.git/config`, write to
+	`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` file if this file exists and the
+	`~/.gitconfig` file doesn't.
++
+For reading options: read only from global `~/.gitconfig` and from
+`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` rather than from all available files.
++
+See also <<FILES>>.
+
+--system::
+	For writing options: write to system-wide
+	`$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` rather than the repository
+	`.git/config`.
++
+For reading options: read only from system-wide `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig`
+rather than from all available files.
++
+See also <<FILES>>.
+
+--local::
+	For writing options: write to the repository `.git/config` file.
+	This is the default behavior.
++
+For reading options: read only from the repository `.git/config` rather than
+from all available files.
++
+See also <<FILES>>.
+
+--worktree::
+	Similar to `--local` except that `.git/config.worktree` is
+	read from or written to if `extensions.worktreeConfig` is
+	present. If not it's the same as `--local`.
+
+-f config-file::
+--file config-file::
+	Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG.
+
+--blob blob::
+	Similar to `--file` but use the given blob instead of a file. E.g.
+	you can use 'master:.gitmodules' to read values from the file
+	'.gitmodules' in the master branch. See "SPECIFYING REVISIONS"
+	section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for a more complete list of
+	ways to spell blob names.
+
+--remove-section::
+	Remove the given section from the configuration file.
+
+--rename-section::
+	Rename the given section to a new name.
+
+--unset::
+	Remove the line matching the key from config file.
+
+--unset-all::
+	Remove all lines matching the key from config file.
+
+-l::
+--list::
+	List all variables set in config file, along with their values.
+
+--type <type>::
+  'git config' will ensure that any input or output is valid under the given
+  type constraint(s), and will canonicalize outgoing values in `<type>`'s
+  canonical form.
++
+Valid `<type>`'s include:
++
+- 'bool': canonicalize values as either "true" or "false".
+- 'int': canonicalize values as simple decimal numbers. An optional suffix of
+  'k', 'm', or 'g' will cause the value to be multiplied by 1024, 1048576, or
+  1073741824 upon input.
+- 'bool-or-int': canonicalize according to either 'bool' or 'int', as described
+  above.
+- 'path': canonicalize by adding a leading `~` to the value of `$HOME` and
+  `~user` to the home directory for the specified user. This specifier has no
+  effect when setting the value (but you can use `git config section.variable
+  ~/` from the command line to let your shell do the expansion.)
+- 'expiry-date': canonicalize by converting from a fixed or relative date-string
+  to a timestamp. This specifier has no effect when setting the value.
+- 'color': When getting a value, canonicalize by converting to an ANSI color
+  escape sequence. When setting a value, a sanity-check is performed to ensure
+  that the given value is canonicalize-able as an ANSI color, but it is written
+  as-is.
++
+
+--bool::
+--int::
+--bool-or-int::
+--path::
+--expiry-date::
+  Historical options for selecting a type specifier. Prefer instead `--type`
+  (see above).
+
+--no-type::
+  Un-sets the previously set type specifier (if one was previously set). This
+  option requests that 'git config' not canonicalize the retrieved variable.
+  `--no-type` has no effect without `--type=<type>` or `--<type>`.
+
+-z::
+--null::
+	For all options that output values and/or keys, always
+	end values with the null character (instead of a
+	newline). Use newline instead as a delimiter between
+	key and value. This allows for secure parsing of the
+	output without getting confused e.g. by values that
+	contain line breaks.
+
+--name-only::
+	Output only the names of config variables for `--list` or
+	`--get-regexp`.
+
+--show-origin::
+	Augment the output of all queried config options with the
+	origin type (file, standard input, blob, command line) and
+	the actual origin (config file path, ref, or blob id if
+	applicable).
+
+--get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]::
+
+	Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
+	"true" or "false".  `stdout-is-tty` should be either "true" or
+	"false", and is taken into account when configuration says
+	"auto".  If `stdout-is-tty` is missing, then checks the standard
+	output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color
+	is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise.
+	When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses
+	`color.ui` as fallback.
+
+--get-color name [default]::
+
+	Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and
+	output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard
+	output.  The optional `default` parameter is used instead, if
+	there is no color configured for `name`.
++
+`--type=color [--default=<default>]` is preferred over `--get-color`
+(but note that `--get-color` will omit the trailing newline printed by
+`--type=color`).
+
+-e::
+--edit::
+	Opens an editor to modify the specified config file; either
+	`--system`, `--global`, or repository (default).
+
+--[no-]includes::
+	Respect `include.*` directives in config files when looking up
+	values. Defaults to `off` when a specific file is given (e.g.,
+	using `--file`, `--global`, etc) and `on` when searching all
+	config files.
+
+--default <value>::
+  When using `--get`, and the requested variable is not found, behave as if
+  <value> were the value assigned to the that variable.
+
+CONFIGURATION
+-------------
+`pager.config` is only respected when listing configuration, i.e., when
+using `--list` or any of the `--get-*` which may return multiple results.
+The default is to use a pager.
+
+[[FILES]]
+FILES
+-----
+
+If not set explicitly with `--file`, there are four files where
+'git config' will search for configuration options:
+
+$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
+	System-wide configuration file.
+
+$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config::
+	Second user-specific configuration file. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set
+	or empty, `$HOME/.config/git/config` will be used. Any single-valued
+	variable set in this file will be overwritten by whatever is in
+	`~/.gitconfig`.  It is a good idea not to create this file if
+	you sometimes use older versions of Git, as support for this
+	file was added fairly recently.
+
+~/.gitconfig::
+	User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
+	configuration file.
+
+$GIT_DIR/config::
+	Repository specific configuration file.
+
+$GIT_DIR/config.worktree::
+	This is optional and is only searched when
+	`extensions.worktreeConfig` is present in $GIT_DIR/config.
+
+If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
+files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
+file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration
+file is not available or readable, 'git config' will exit with a non-zero
+error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
+
+The files are read in the order given above, with last value found taking
+precedence over values read earlier.  When multiple values are taken then all
+values of a key from all files will be used.
+
+You may override individual configuration parameters when running any git
+command by using the `-c` option. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
+
+All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
+configuration file. Note that this also affects options like `--replace-all`
+and `--unset`. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
+
+You can override these rules either by command-line options or by environment
+variables. The `--global`, `--system` and `--worktree` options will limit
+the file used to the global, system-wide or per-worktree file respectively.
+The `GIT_CONFIG` environment variable has a similar effect, but you
+can specify any filename you want.
+
+
+ENVIRONMENT
+-----------
+
+GIT_CONFIG::
+	Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
+	Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the
+	"--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig.
+
+GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM::
+	Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
+	$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig file. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
+
+See also <<FILES>>.
+
+
+[[EXAMPLES]]
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+Given a .git/config like this:
+
+	#
+	# This is the config file, and
+	# a '#' or ';' character indicates
+	# a comment
+	#
+
+	; core variables
+	[core]
+		; Don't trust file modes
+		filemode = false
+
+	; Our diff algorithm
+	[diff]
+		external = /usr/local/bin/diff-wrapper
+		renames = true
+
+	; Proxy settings
+	[core]
+		gitproxy=proxy-command for kernel.org
+		gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest
+
+	; HTTP
+	[http]
+		sslVerify
+	[http "https://weak.example.com"]
+		sslVerify = false
+		cookieFile = /tmp/cookie.txt
+
+you can set the filemode to true with
+
+------------
+% git config core.filemode true
+------------
+
+The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern
+what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org
+to "ssh".
+
+------------
+% git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$'
+------------
+
+This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced.
+
+To delete the entry for renames, do
+
+------------
+% git config --unset diff.renames
+------------
+
+If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above),
+you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line.
+
+To query the value for a given key, do
+
+------------
+% git config --get core.filemode
+------------
+
+or
+
+------------
+% git config core.filemode
+------------
+
+or, to query a multivar:
+
+------------
+% git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$"
+------------
+
+If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
+
+------------
+% git config --get-all core.gitproxy
+------------
+
+If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
+new one with
+
+------------
+% git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh
+------------
+
+However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy,
+i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this:
+
+------------
+% git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for '
+------------
+
+To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to
+
+------------
+% git config section.key value '[!]'
+------------
+
+To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use
+
+------------
+% git config --add core.gitproxy '"proxy-command" for example.com'
+------------
+
+An example to use customized color from the configuration in your
+script:
+
+------------
+#!/bin/sh
+WS=$(git config --get-color color.diff.whitespace "blue reverse")
+RESET=$(git config --get-color "" "reset")
+echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
+------------
+
+For URLs in `https://weak.example.com`, `http.sslVerify` is set to
+false, while it is set to `true` for all others:
+
+------------
+% git config --type=bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://good.example.com
+true
+% git config --type=bool --get-urlmatch http.sslverify https://weak.example.com
+false
+% git config --get-urlmatch http https://weak.example.com
+http.cookieFile /tmp/cookie.txt
+http.sslverify false
+------------
+
+include::config.txt[]
+
+BUGS
+----
+When using the deprecated `[section.subsection]` syntax, changing a value
+will result in adding a multi-line key instead of a change, if the subsection
+is given with at least one uppercase character. For example when the config
+looks like
+
+--------
+  [section.subsection]
+    key = value1
+--------
+
+and running `git config section.Subsection.key value2` will result in
+
+--------
+  [section.subsection]
+    key = value1
+    key = value2
+--------
+
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite