Git config

git config get and set repository or global options

https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config

~$HOME/.gitconfig file

• git config --list

• git config --global --list

git config --local credential.helper "" (will prompt for username and password)

git config --global --list
fatal: unable to read config file '/USERNAME/.gitconfig': No such file or directory

git config --list --show-origin

• Turn off the SSL validation

git config --global http.sslVerify false

Git indexing fails due to bad pack header :

git config --global pack.windowMemory "100m"
git config --global pack.SizeLimit "100m"
git config --global pack.threads "1"

.gitconfig file

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/binary-transparency/f-BI4o8HZW0/discussion

 # for $deity's sake, check that anything we're getting is complete and sane on a regular basis
 [transfer]
        fsckobjects = true
 [fetch]
         fsckobjects = true
  [receive]
        fsckObjects = true

git config

git config
usage: git config [<options>]

Config file location
    --global              use global config file
    --system              use system config file
    --local               use repository config file
    --worktree            use per-worktree config file
    -f, --file <file>     use given config file
    --blob <blob-id>      read config from given blob object

Action
    --get                 get value: name [value-regex]
    --get-all             get all values: key [value-regex]
    --get-regexp          get values for regexp: name-regex [value-regex]
    --get-urlmatch        get value specific for the URL: section[.var] URL
    --replace-all         replace all matching variables: name value [value_regex]
    --add                 add a new variable: name value
    --unset               remove a variable: name [value-regex]
    --unset-all           remove all matches: name [value-regex]
    --rename-section      rename section: old-name new-name
    --remove-section      remove a section: name
    -l, --list            list all
    -e, --edit            open an editor
    --get-color           find the color configured: slot [default]
    --get-colorbool       find the color setting: slot [stdout-is-tty]

Type
    -t, --type <>         value is given this type
    --bool                value is "true" or "false"
    --int                 value is decimal number
    --bool-or-int         value is --bool or --int
    --path                value is a path (file or directory name)
    --expiry-date         value is an expiry date

Other
    -z, --null            terminate values with NUL byte
    --name-only           show variable names only
    --includes            respect include directives on lookup
    --show-origin         show origin of config (file, standard input, blob, command line)
    --default <value>     with --get, use default value when missing entry

Related commands

• git fsck --full

See also

• git: [config | init | status ], git add, git rm, git commit, git push, git pull, .gitconfig, .gitignore, git (clone, fetch, pull), git tag, git log, git blame, Merge Request, LFS, git branch, git apply, git rebase, git diff, git diff-tree, git config --global, remote | submodule | request-pull, GIT_TRACE, GIT_CURL_VERBOSE, clean, main, git show-ref, git reset, git prune, git ls-remote origin, git checkout, git switch, pathspec, git credential-osxkeychain, git version, pre-commit, git --help, GitBook, refs/

https://confluence.atlassian.com/fishkb/git-indexing-fails-due-to-bad-pack-header-371360062.html