git-settings(1) - more ways to view and edit config files

git-settings(1)
git-settings(1)

NAME

git-settings - more ways to view and edit config files

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

git-settings is a compliment to git-config that adds missing functionality.

OPTIONS

get key

Retrieve a configuration by key.

-d|--default: A default value to use when no configuration exists.
file-option: The key will be loaded from a specific file. See FILE OPTIONS section for more details.

destroy section

Destroy a section from the local, global, and system config files.

-d|--dry-run: Don't destroy anything but show which configurations would be removed.

list

List all configuration settings respecting override precedence.

section: Limit the output to a given section.
file-option: Limits the section values to a specific file. See FILE OPTIONS section for more details.
-p|--pretty: The section is printed in config file format.
-f|--format format: The section is printed in the specified format. Valid values include: compact and pretty.
-c|--count: Print the count of values in a given section/file.
-k|--keys: Only list the key names for a section. Requires positional argument section.
-s|--sections: Only list the unique section names.

-h|--help

Print a simple help message.

-v|--version

Print version.

FILE OPTIONS

Some subcommands can be limited to a specific file. The valid options are:

--local: Use local config file.
--global: Use global config file.
--system: Use system config file.
--file file: Use a specific config file.

CONFIGURATION

git-settings.list.format string

The default formatting for git-setting list. Valid options include: pretty and compact. If no value is specified or an invalid value is entered, compact is used. The option -p|--pretty will override this setting.