Documentation/config/advice.txt - git - Git at Google

 advice.*::
 	These variables control various optional help messages designed to
 	aid new users.  When left unconfigured, Git will give the message
 	alongside instructions on how to squelch it.  You can tell Git
 	that you do not need the help message by setting these to `false`:
 +
 --
 	addEmbeddedRepo::
 		Shown when the user accidentally adds one
 		git repo inside of another.
 	addEmptyPathspec::
 		Shown when the user runs `git add` without providing
 		the pathspec parameter.
 	addIgnoredFile::
 		Shown when the user attempts to add an ignored file to
 		the index.
 	amWorkDir::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply a patch
 		file, to tell the user the location of the file.
 	ambiguousFetchRefspec::
 		Shown when a fetch refspec for multiple remotes maps to
 		the same remote-tracking branch namespace and causes branch
 		tracking set-up to fail.
 	checkoutAmbiguousRemoteBranchName::
 		Shown when the argument to
 		linkgit:git-checkout[1] and linkgit:git-switch[1]
 		ambiguously resolves to a
 		remote tracking branch on more than one remote in
 		situations where an unambiguous argument would have
 		otherwise caused a remote-tracking branch to be
 		checked out. See the `checkout.defaultRemote`
 		configuration variable for how to set a given remote
 		to be used by default in some situations where this
 		advice would be printed.
 	commitBeforeMerge::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to
 		merge to avoid overwriting local changes.
 	detachedHead::
 		Shown when the user uses
 		linkgit:git-switch[1] or linkgit:git-checkout[1]
 		to move to the detached HEAD state, to tell the user how
 		to create a local branch after the fact.
 	diverging::
 		Shown when a fast-forward is not possible.
 	fetchShowForcedUpdates::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-fetch[1] takes a long time
 		to calculate forced updates after ref updates, or to warn
 		that the check is disabled.
 	forceDeleteBranch::
 		Shown when the user tries to delete a not fully merged
 		branch without the force option set.
 	ignoredHook::
 		Shown when a hook is ignored because the hook is not
 		set as executable.
 	implicitIdentity::
 		Shown when the user's information is guessed from the
 		system username and domain name, to tell the user how to
 		set their identity configuration.
 	mergeConflict::
 		Shown when various commands stop because of conflicts.
 	nestedTag::
 		Shown when a user attempts to recursively tag a tag object.
 	pushAlreadyExists::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
 		does not qualify for fast-forwarding (e.g., a tag.)
 	pushFetchFirst::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
 		tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an
 		object we do not have.
 	pushNeedsForce::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
 		tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an
 		object that is not a commit-ish, or make the remote
 		ref point at an object that is not a commit-ish.
 	pushNonFFCurrent::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a
 		non-fast-forward update to the current branch.
 	pushNonFFMatching::
 		Shown when the user ran linkgit:git-push[1] and pushed
 		"matching refs" explicitly (i.e. used `:`, or
 		specified a refspec that isn't the current branch) and
 		it resulted in a non-fast-forward error.
 	pushRefNeedsUpdate::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects a forced update of
 		a branch when its remote-tracking ref has updates that we
 		do not have locally.
 	pushUnqualifiedRefname::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] gives up trying to
 		guess based on the source and destination refs what
 		remote ref namespace the source belongs in, but where
 		we can still suggest that the user push to either
 		`refs/heads/*` or `refs/tags/*` based on the type of the
 		source object.
 	pushUpdateRejected::
 		Set this variable to `false` if you want to disable
 		`pushNonFFCurrent`, `pushNonFFMatching`, `pushAlreadyExists`,
 		`pushFetchFirst`, `pushNeedsForce`, and `pushRefNeedsUpdate`
 		simultaneously.
 	refSyntax::
 		Shown when the user provides an illegal ref name, to
 		tell the user about the ref syntax documentation.
 	resetNoRefresh::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-reset[1] takes more than 2
 		seconds to refresh the index after reset, to tell the user
 		that they can use the `--no-refresh` option.
 	resolveConflict::
 		Shown by various commands when conflicts
 		prevent the operation from being performed.
 	rmHints::
 		Shown on failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1], to
 		give directions on how to proceed from the current state.
 	sequencerInUse::
 		Shown when a sequencer command is already in progress.
 	skippedCherryPicks::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-rebase[1] skips a commit that has already
 		been cherry-picked onto the upstream branch.
 	statusAheadBehind::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-status[1] computes the ahead/behind
 		counts for a local ref compared to its remote tracking ref,
 		and that calculation takes longer than expected. Will not
 		appear if `status.aheadBehind` is false or the option
 		`--no-ahead-behind` is given.
 	statusHints::
 		Show directions on how to proceed from the current
 		state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1], in
 		the template shown when writing commit messages in
 		linkgit:git-commit[1], and in the help message shown
 		by linkgit:git-switch[1] or
 		linkgit:git-checkout[1] when switching branches.
 	statusUoption::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-status[1] takes more than 2
 		seconds to enumerate untracked files, to tell the user that
 		they can use the `-u` option.
 	submoduleAlternateErrorStrategyDie::
 		Shown when a submodule.alternateErrorStrategy option
 		configured to "die" causes a fatal error.
 	submoduleMergeConflict::
 		Advice shown when a non-trivial submodule merge conflict is
 		encountered.
 	submodulesNotUpdated::
 		Shown when a user runs a submodule command that fails
 		because `git submodule update --init` was not run.
 	suggestDetachingHead::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-switch[1] refuses to detach HEAD
 		without the explicit `--detach` option.
 	updateSparsePath::
 		Shown when either linkgit:git-add[1] or linkgit:git-rm[1]
 		is asked to update index entries outside the current sparse
 		checkout.
 	waitingForEditor::
 		Shown when Git is waiting for editor input. Relevant
 		when e.g. the editor is not launched inside the terminal.
 	worktreeAddOrphan::
 		Shown when the user tries to create a worktree from an
 		invalid reference, to tell the user how to create a new unborn
 		branch instead.
 --
	advice.*::
	These variables control various optional help messages designed to
	aid new users. When left unconfigured, Git will give the message
	alongside instructions on how to squelch it. You can tell Git
	that you do not need the help message by setting these to `false`:
	+
	--
	addEmbeddedRepo::
	Shown when the user accidentally adds one
	git repo inside of another.
	addEmptyPathspec::
	Shown when the user runs `git add` without providing
	the pathspec parameter.
	addIgnoredFile::
	Shown when the user attempts to add an ignored file to
	the index.
	amWorkDir::
	Shown when linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply a patch
	file, to tell the user the location of the file.
	ambiguousFetchRefspec::
	Shown when a fetch refspec for multiple remotes maps to
	the same remote-tracking branch namespace and causes branch
	tracking set-up to fail.
	checkoutAmbiguousRemoteBranchName::
	Shown when the argument to
	linkgit:git-checkout[1] and linkgit:git-switch[1]
	ambiguously resolves to a
	remote tracking branch on more than one remote in
	situations where an unambiguous argument would have
	otherwise caused a remote-tracking branch to be
	checked out. See the `checkout.defaultRemote`
	configuration variable for how to set a given remote
	to be used by default in some situations where this
	advice would be printed.
	commitBeforeMerge::
	Shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to
	merge to avoid overwriting local changes.
	detachedHead::
	Shown when the user uses
	linkgit:git-switch[1] or linkgit:git-checkout[1]
	to move to the detached HEAD state, to tell the user how
	to create a local branch after the fact.
	diverging::
	Shown when a fast-forward is not possible.
	fetchShowForcedUpdates::
	Shown when linkgit:git-fetch[1] takes a long time
	to calculate forced updates after ref updates, or to warn
	that the check is disabled.
	forceDeleteBranch::
	Shown when the user tries to delete a not fully merged
	branch without the force option set.
	ignoredHook::
	Shown when a hook is ignored because the hook is not
	set as executable.
	implicitIdentity::
	Shown when the user's information is guessed from the
	system username and domain name, to tell the user how to
	set their identity configuration.
	mergeConflict::
	Shown when various commands stop because of conflicts.
	nestedTag::
	Shown when a user attempts to recursively tag a tag object.
	pushAlreadyExists::
	Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
	does not qualify for fast-forwarding (e.g., a tag.)
	pushFetchFirst::
	Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
	tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an
	object we do not have.
	pushNeedsForce::
	Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that
	tries to overwrite a remote ref that points at an
	object that is not a commit-ish, or make the remote
	ref point at an object that is not a commit-ish.
	pushNonFFCurrent::
	Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a
	non-fast-forward update to the current branch.
	pushNonFFMatching::
	Shown when the user ran linkgit:git-push[1] and pushed
	"matching refs" explicitly (i.e. used `:`, or
	specified a refspec that isn't the current branch) and
	it resulted in a non-fast-forward error.
	pushRefNeedsUpdate::
	Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects a forced update of
	a branch when its remote-tracking ref has updates that we
	do not have locally.
	pushUnqualifiedRefname::
	Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] gives up trying to
	guess based on the source and destination refs what
	remote ref namespace the source belongs in, but where
	we can still suggest that the user push to either
	`refs/heads/` or `refs/tags/` based on the type of the
	source object.
	pushUpdateRejected::
	Set this variable to `false` if you want to disable
	`pushNonFFCurrent`, `pushNonFFMatching`, `pushAlreadyExists`,
	`pushFetchFirst`, `pushNeedsForce`, and `pushRefNeedsUpdate`
	simultaneously.
	refSyntax::
	Shown when the user provides an illegal ref name, to
	tell the user about the ref syntax documentation.
	resetNoRefresh::
	Shown when linkgit:git-reset[1] takes more than 2
	seconds to refresh the index after reset, to tell the user
	that they can use the `--no-refresh` option.
	resolveConflict::
	Shown by various commands when conflicts
	prevent the operation from being performed.
	rmHints::
	Shown on failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1], to
	give directions on how to proceed from the current state.
	sequencerInUse::
	Shown when a sequencer command is already in progress.
	skippedCherryPicks::
	Shown when linkgit:git-rebase[1] skips a commit that has already
	been cherry-picked onto the upstream branch.
	statusAheadBehind::
	Shown when linkgit:git-status[1] computes the ahead/behind
	counts for a local ref compared to its remote tracking ref,
	and that calculation takes longer than expected. Will not
	appear if `status.aheadBehind` is false or the option
	`--no-ahead-behind` is given.
	statusHints::
	Show directions on how to proceed from the current
	state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1], in
	the template shown when writing commit messages in
	linkgit:git-commit[1], and in the help message shown
	by linkgit:git-switch[1] or
	linkgit:git-checkout[1] when switching branches.
	statusUoption::
	Shown when linkgit:git-status[1] takes more than 2
	seconds to enumerate untracked files, to tell the user that
	they can use the `-u` option.
	submoduleAlternateErrorStrategyDie::
	Shown when a submodule.alternateErrorStrategy option
	configured to "die" causes a fatal error.
	submoduleMergeConflict::
	Advice shown when a non-trivial submodule merge conflict is
	encountered.
	submodulesNotUpdated::
	Shown when a user runs a submodule command that fails
	because `git submodule update --init` was not run.
	suggestDetachingHead::
	Shown when linkgit:git-switch[1] refuses to detach HEAD
	without the explicit `--detach` option.
	updateSparsePath::
	Shown when either linkgit:git-add[1] or linkgit:git-rm[1]
	is asked to update index entries outside the current sparse
	checkout.
	waitingForEditor::
	Shown when Git is waiting for editor input. Relevant
	when e.g. the editor is not launched inside the terminal.
	worktreeAddOrphan::
	Shown when the user tries to create a worktree from an
	invalid reference, to tell the user how to create a new unborn
	branch instead.
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