The media../.git/config file is a configuration file located within the .git directory of a Git repository. This file contains settings specific to the repository's local working environment, which can override global Git settings or provide additional configuration details not set at the global level.
core.repositoryformatversion
, core.filemode
, core.bare
, core.logallrefupdates
, and more. These settings govern how Git behaves within the repository.[remote "origin"] url = git@github.com:username/repository.git fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
[branch "master"] remote = origin merge = refs/heads/master
[user] name = John Doe email = john.doe@example.com
The media../.git/config file:
git config
for convenience and to ensure syntax correctness.The configuration file structure in Git has evolved with the software itself. Initially, Git did not have a per-repository configuration file; all settings were either hardcoded or managed through environment variables. With the introduction of the git config
command in Git 1.5.0 (released in April 2007), the ability to customize repository behavior at multiple levels was added, including the local repository level.