[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / config / feature.txt

feature.*::
	The config settings that start with `feature.` modify the defaults of
	a group of other config settings. These groups are created by the Git
	developer community as recommended defaults and are subject to change.
	In particular, new config options may be added with different defaults.

feature.experimental::
	Enable config options that are new to Git, and are being considered for
	future defaults. Config settings included here may be added or removed
	with each release, including minor version updates. These settings may
	have unintended interactions since they are so new. Please enable this
	setting if you are interested in providing feedback on experimental
	features. The new default values are:
+
* `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=skipping` may improve fetch negotiation times by
skipping more commits at a time, reducing the number of round trips.
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* `protocol.version=2` speeds up fetches from repositories with many refs by
allowing the client to specify which refs to list before the server lists
them.

feature.manyFiles::
	Enable config options that optimize for repos with many files in the
	working directory. With many files, commands such as `git status` and
	`git checkout` may be slow and these new defaults improve performance:
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* `index.version=4` enables path-prefix compression in the index.
+
* `core.untrackedCache=true` enables the untracked cache. This setting assumes
that mtime is working on your machine.
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c6cc4c5a DS	1	feature.*::
	2	The config settings that start with `feature.` modify the defaults of
	3	a group of other config settings. These groups are created by the Git
	4	developer community as recommended defaults and are subject to change.
	5	In particular, new config options may be added with different defaults.
	6
aaf633c2 DS	7	feature.experimental::
	8	Enable config options that are new to Git, and are being considered for
	9	future defaults. Config settings included here may be added or removed
	10	with each release, including minor version updates. These settings may
	11	have unintended interactions since they are so new. Please enable this
	12	setting if you are interested in providing feedback on experimental
	13	features. The new default values are:
	14	+
aaf633c2 DS	15	* `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=skipping` may improve fetch negotiation times by
aaf633c2 DS	16	skipping more commits at a time, reducing the number of round trips.
50f26bd0	17	+
3697caf4 JN	18	* `protocol.version=2` speeds up fetches from repositories with many refs by
	19	allowing the client to specify which refs to list before the server lists
	20	them.
aaf633c2	21
c6cc4c5a DS	22	feature.manyFiles::
	23	Enable config options that optimize for repos with many files in the
	24	working directory. With many files, commands such as `git status` and
	25	`git checkout` may be slow and these new defaults improve performance:
	26	+
	27	* `index.version=4` enables path-prefix compression in the index.
	28	+
	29	* `core.untrackedCache=true` enables the untracked cache. This setting assumes
	30	that mtime is working on your machine.