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porcelain configuration variables in the respective porcelain documentation.
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advice.*::
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- When set to 'true', display the given optional help message.
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- When set to 'false', do not display. The configuration variables
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- are :
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+ These variables control various optional help messages designed to
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+ aid new users. All 'advice.*' variables default to 'true', and you
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+ can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false' :
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+
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pushNonFastForward::
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Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] refuses
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- non-fast-forward refs. Default: true.
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+ non-fast-forward refs.
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statusHints::
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Directions on how to stage/unstage/add shown in the
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output of linkgit:git-status[1] and the template shown
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- when writing commit messages. Default: true.
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+ when writing commit messages.
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commitBeforeMerge::
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Advice shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to
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merge to avoid overwriting local changes.
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- Default: true.
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resolveConflict::
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Advices shown by various commands when conflicts
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prevent the operation from being performed.
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- Default: true.
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implicitIdentity::
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Advice on how to set your identity configuration when
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your information is guessed from the system username and
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- domain name. Default: true.
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+ domain name.
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detachedHead::
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- Advice shown when you used linkgit:: git-checkout[1] to
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+ Advice shown when you used linkgit:git-checkout[1] to
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move to the detach HEAD state, to instruct how to create
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- a local branch after the fact. Default: true.
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+ a local branch after the fact.
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core.fileMode::
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