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Ochi
Ochi

Reputation: 1478

How can I get list of all default git config options

I need a way to get a list of all default options that could be inserted into .gitconfig file

I don't mean going through all man pages :) more generic solution that could work for future versions would be most appreciated+

update: the closest I get to actual results is grep -r 'strcmp(var, ' ~/git-cource-code

update2: after 4 years (since version 2.19) git has the possibility of listing all possible config options (sadly without defaults :( )

Upvotes: 5

Views: 1855

Answers (2)

Freedom_Ben
Freedom_Ben

Reputation: 11943

It doesn't give you the default values, but you can list all the possibilities:

git help --config

To see valid values (super helpful for enums like blame.coloring for example)

man git-config

Has most of them. You can search for the one you want in less, or even just grep the output:

grep -A 10 -P blame.coloring <(man git-config)

Upvotes: 0

NikedLab
NikedLab

Reputation: 903

try git config --list for local repository or git config --global --list for global settings and git config --system --list for system wide settings

Also helpful info about GIT options http://nikedlab.com/tutorial/git-setup.html

Upvotes: 4

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