Merge branch 'jk/add-e-doc'

[git.git] / Documentation / config.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index e6d74e6ade440a9ea26c4e2f22d54aad6cf6044e..6a6c0b5bd83774c9c92f5530f327019c322d3c2a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -601,8 +601,9 @@ branch.autosetupmerge::
        this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
        and `--no-track` options. The valid settings are: `false` -- no
        automatic setup is done; `true` -- automatic setup is done when the
-       starting point is a remote branch; `always` -- automatic setup is
-       done when the starting point is either a local branch or remote
+       starting point is a remote-tracking branch; `always` --
+       automatic setup is done when the starting point is either a
+       local branch or remote-tracking
        branch. This option defaults to true.
 
 branch.autosetuprebase::
@@ -613,7 +614,7 @@ branch.autosetuprebase::
        When `local`, rebase is set to true for tracked branches of
        other local branches.
        When `remote`, rebase is set to true for tracked branches of
-       remote branches.
+       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
@@ -680,7 +681,7 @@ color.branch::
 color.branch.<slot>::
        Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of
        `current` (the current branch), `local` (a local branch),
-       `remote` (a tracking branch in refs/remotes/), `plain` (other
+       `remote` (a remote-tracking branch in refs/remotes/), `plain` (other
        refs).
 +
 The value for these configuration variables is a list of colors (at most
@@ -708,7 +709,7 @@ color.diff.<slot>::
 color.decorate.<slot>::
        Use customized color for 'git log --decorate' output.  `<slot>` is one
        of `branch`, `remoteBranch`, `tag`, `stash` or `HEAD` for local
-       branches, remote tracking branches, tags, stash and HEAD, respectively.
+       branches, remote-tracking branches, tags, stash and HEAD, respectively.
 
 color.grep::
        When set to `always`, always highlight matches.  When `false` (or
@@ -1102,7 +1103,7 @@ gui.newbranchtemplate::
        linkgit:git-gui[1].
 
 gui.pruneduringfetch::
-       "true" if linkgit:git-gui[1] should prune tracking branches when
+       "true" if linkgit:git-gui[1] should prune remote-tracking branches when
        performing a fetch. The default value is "false".
 
 gui.trustmtime::
@@ -1472,6 +1473,10 @@ pack.compression::
        not set,  defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
        compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
        to level 6)."
++
+Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress
+all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
+to linkgit:git-repack[1].
 
 pack.deltaCacheSize::
        The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in
@@ -1556,12 +1561,12 @@ push.default::
        no refspec is implied by any of the options given on the command
        line. Possible values are:
 +
-* `nothing` do not push anything.
-* `matching` push all matching branches.
+* `nothing` - do not push anything.
+* `matching` - push all matching branches.
   All branches having the same name in both ends are considered to be
   matching. This is the default.
-* `tracking` push the current branch to its upstream branch.
-* `current` push the current branch to a branch of the same name.
+* `tracking` - push the current branch to its upstream branch.
+* `current` - push the current branch to a branch of the same name.
 
 rebase.stat::
        Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last
@@ -1733,6 +1738,7 @@ sendemail.to::
 sendemail.smtpdomain::
 sendemail.smtpserver::
 sendemail.smtpserverport::
+sendemail.smtpserveroption::
 sendemail.smtpuser::
 sendemail.thread::
 sendemail.validate::
@@ -1761,9 +1767,9 @@ status.showUntrackedFiles::
        the untracked files. Possible values are:
 +
 --
-       - 'no'     - Show no untracked files
-       - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories
-       - 'all'    - Shows also individual files in untracked directories.
+* `no` - Show no untracked files.
+* `normal` - Show untracked files and directories.
+* `all` - Show also individual files in untracked directories.
 --
 +
 If this variable is not specified, it defaults to 'normal'.