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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 0b434c1f19..f4985d453e 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -208,6 +208,17 @@ showbranch.default:: The default set of branches for gitlink:git-show-branch[1]. See gitlink:git-show-branch[1]. +tar.umask:: + By default, git-link:git-tar-tree[1] sets file and directories modes + to 0666 or 0777. While this is both useful and acceptable for projects + such as the Linux Kernel, it might be excessive for other projects. + With this variable, it becomes possible to tell + git-link:git-tar-tree[1] to apply a specific umask to the modes above. + The special value "user" indicates that the user's current umask will + be used. This should be enough for most projects, as it will lead to + the same permissions as git-link:git-checkout[1] would use. The default + value remains 0, which means world read-write. + user.email:: Your email address to be recorded in any newly created commits. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL' and 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL' |