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the git command's behavior. `.git/config` file for each repository
is used to store the information for that repository, and
`$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store per user information to give
-fallback values for `.git/config` file.
+fallback values for `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig`
+can be used to store system-wide defaults.
They can be used by both the git plumbing
and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, where
the working copy are ignored; useful on broken filesystems like FAT.
See gitlink:git-update-index[1]. True by default.
+core.symlinks::
+ If false, symbolic links are checked out as small plain files that
+ contain the link text. gitlink:git-update-index[1] and
+ gitlink:git-add[1] will not change the recorded type to regular
+ file. Useful on filesystems like FAT that do not support
+ symbolic links. True by default.
+
core.gitProxy::
A "proxy command" to execute (as 'command host port') instead
of establishing direct connection to the remote server when
The default set of "refspec" for gitlink:git-push[1]. See
gitlink:git-push[1].
+remote.<name>.skipDefaultUpdate::
+ If true, this remote will be skipped by default when updating
+ using the remote subcommand of gitlink:git-remote[1].
+
remote.<name>.receivepack::
The default program to execute on the remote side when pushing. See
option \--exec of gitlink:git-push[1].
The default program to execute on the remote side when fetching. See
option \--exec of gitlink:git-fetch-pack[1].
+remote.<name>.tagopt::
+ Setting this value to --no-tags disables automatic tag following when fetching
+ from remote <name>
+
+remotes.<group>::
+ The list of remotes which are fetched by "git remote update
+ <group>". See gitlink:git-remote[1].
+
repack.usedeltabaseoffset::
Allow gitlink:git-repack[1] to create packs that uses
delta-base offset. Defaults to false.