Re: [BUG] git pull ignores pull.autostash=true configuration when used with --git-dir and --work-tree flags on a bare repository

From: Lidong Yan <yldhome2d2@gmail.com>
Date: Jul 15, 2025, 04:09 UTC
Message-ID: <BCD357B1-39B1-4B00-BEB2-EF2C20A0E4AF@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <010001980c1ee007-2797fc86-fdf3-46e9-bec9-f8da2c9ebb8d-000000@email.amazonses.com>

Bryan Lee <hi@looping.me> wrote:

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> 
> 3. Set global Git configuration for automatic rebasing and stashing:
>   $ git config --global pull.rebase true
>   $ git config --global pull.autostash true
> 
>   Verify the configuration is set:
>   $ git config --global pull.rebase
>   true
>   $ git config --global pull.autostash
>   true

Maybe you can try `git config rebase.autostash true` instead.

> The difference is that Git is not honoring the pull.autostash=true
> configuration when the repository is accessed using --git-dir and
> --work-tree flags. The autostash feature is completely ignored, and
> Git behaves as if pull.autostash=false.

I’m not sure why this difference happens either.

- Lidong