# [PATCH] Document some default values in config.txt 2 messages from 2008-01-11 to 2008-01-12. Participants: Michele Ballabio, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/11595 ## Michele Ballabio, 2008-01-11 21:11 Subject: [PATCH] Document some default values in config.txt Message-ID: <200801112211.13816.barra_cuda@katamail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200801112211.13816.barra_cuda%40katamail.com ``` This documents the default values of gc.auto, gc.autopacklimit fetch.unpacklimit, receive.unpacklimit and transfer.unpacklimit. Signed-off-by: Michele Ballabio --- Documentation/config.txt | 17 +++++++++++------ 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 1b6d6d6..6f09fee 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -473,7 +473,9 @@ fetch.unpackLimit:: exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster, - especially on slow filesystems. + especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of + `transfer.unpackLimit` (which in turn defaults to 100) is + used instead. format.numbered:: A boolean which can enable sequence numbers in patch subjects. @@ -499,14 +501,14 @@ gc.auto:: When there are approximately more than this many loose objects in the repository, `git gc --auto` will pack them. Some Porcelain commands use this command to perform a - light-weight garbage collection from time to time. Setting - this to 0 disables it. + light-weight garbage collection from time to time. The + default value is 6700. Setting this to 0 disables it. gc.autopacklimit:: When there are more than this many packs that are not marked with `*.keep` file in the repository, `git gc - --auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. Setting - this to 0 disables this. + --auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. The + default value is 20. Setting this to 0 disables it. gc.packrefs:: `git gc` does not run `git pack-refs` in a bare repository by @@ -861,7 +863,9 @@ receive.unpackLimit:: exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster, - especially on slow filesystems. + especially on slow filesystems. If not set, the value of + `transfer.unpackLimit` (which in turn defaults to 100) is + used instead. receive.denyNonFastForwards:: If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update which is @@ -872,6 +876,7 @@ receive.denyNonFastForwards:: transfer.unpackLimit:: When `fetch.unpackLimit` or `receive.unpackLimit` are not set, the value of this variable is used instead. + The default value is 100. web.browser:: Specify a web browser that may be used by some commands. -- 1.5.3.5 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2008-01-12 00:06 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document some default values in config.txt Message-ID: <7vmyrb29hi.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vmyrb29hi.fsf%40gitster.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <200801112211.13816.barra_cuda@katamail.com> ``` I am not a very big fan of describing the default values, but I would grudgingly agree they should be mentioned somewhere. I dropped all the "which in turn defaults to" as they will invite maintenance nightmare in the future, though. Thanks. ```