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NAME

       git-lfs-config - Configuration options for git-lfs

CONFIGURATION FILES

       git-lfs reads its configuration from any file supported by git config -l, including all
       per-repository, per-user, and per-system Git configuration files.

       Additionally, a small number of settings can be specified in a file called .lfsconfig at
       the root of the repository; see the "LFSCONFIG" section for more details. This
       configuration file is useful for setting options such as the LFS URL or access type for
       all users of a repository, especially when these differ from the default. The .lfsconfig
       file uses the same format as .gitconfig.

       If the .lfsconfig file is missing, the index is checked for a version of the file, and
       that is used instead. If both are missing, HEAD is checked for the file. If the repository
       is bare, only HEAD is checked. This order may change for checkouts in the future to better
       match Git’s behavior.

       Settings from Git configuration files override the .lfsconfig file. This allows you to
       override settings like lfs.url in your local environment without having to modify the
       .lfsconfig file.

       Most options regarding git-lfs are contained in the [lfs] section, meaning they are all
       named lfs.foo or similar, although occasionally an lfs option can be scoped inside the
       configuration for a remote.

LIST OF OPTIONS

   General settings
       •   lfs.url / remote.<remote>.lfsurl

           The url used to call the Git LFS remote API. Default blank (derive from clone URL).

       •   lfs.pushurl / remote.<remote>.lfspushurl

           The url used to call the Git LFS remote API when pushing. Default blank (derive from
           either LFS non-push urls or clone url).

       •   remote.lfsdefault

           The remote used to find the Git LFS remote API. lfs.url and branch.*.remote for the
           current branch override this setting. If this setting is not specified and there is
           exactly one remote, that remote is picked; otherwise, the default is origin.

       •   remote.lfspushdefault

           The remote used to find the Git LFS remote API when pushing. lfs.url and
           branch.*.pushremote for the current branch override this setting. If this setting is
           not set, remote.pushdefault is used, or if that is not set, the order of selection is
           used as specified in the remote.lfsdefault above.

       •   lfs.remote.autodetect

           This boolean option enables the remote autodetect feaure within Git LFS. LFS tries to
           derive the corresponding remote from the commit information and, in case of success,
           ignores the settings defined by remote.lfsdefault and remote.<remote>.lfsurl.

       •   lfs.remote.searchall

           This boolean option enables Git LFS to search all registered remotes to find LFS data.
           This is a fallback mechanism executed only if the LFS data could not be found via the
           ordinary heuristics as described in remote.lfsdefault, remote.<remote>.lfsurl and, if
           enabled, lfs.remote.autodetect.

       •   lfs.dialtimeout

           Sets the maximum time, in seconds, that the HTTP client will wait to initiate a
           connection. This does not include the time to send a request and wait for a response.
           Default: 30 seconds

       •   lfs.tlstimeout

           Sets the maximum time, in seconds, that the HTTP client will wait for a TLS handshake.
           Default: 30 seconds.

       •   lfs.activitytimeout / lfs.https://<host>.activitytimeout

           Sets the maximum time, in seconds, that the HTTP client will wait for the next tcp
           read or write. If < 1, no activity timeout is used at all. Default: 30 seconds

       •   lfs.keepalive

           Sets the maximum time, in seconds, for the HTTP client to maintain keepalive
           connections. Default: 30 minutes.

       •   lfs.ssh.automultiplex

           When using the pure SSH-based protocol, whether to multiplex requests over a single
           connection when possible. This option requires the use of OpenSSH or a compatible SSH
           client. Default: true.

       •   lfs.ssh.retries

           Specifies the number of times Git LFS will attempt to obtain authorization via SSH
           before aborting. Default: 5.

       •   core.askpass, GIT_ASKPASS

           Given as a program and its arguments, this is invoked when authentication is needed
           against the LFS API. The contents of stdout are interpreted as the password.

       •   lfs.cachecredentials

           Enables in-memory SSH and Git Credential caching for a single 'git lfs' command.
           Default: enabled.

       •   lfs.storage

           Allow override LFS storage directory. Non-absolute path is relativized to inside of
           Git repository directory (usually .git).

           Note: you should not run git lfs prune if you have different repositories sharing the
           same storage directory.

           Default: lfs in Git repository directory (usually .git/lfs).

       •   lfs.largefilewarning

           Warn when a file is 4 GiB or larger. Such files will be corrupted when using Windows
           (unless smudging is disabled) with a Git for Windows version less than 2.34.0 due to a
           limitation in Git. Default: true if the version is less than 2.34.0, false otherwise.

   Upload and download transfer settings
       These settings control how the upload and download of LFS content occurs.

       •   lfs.concurrenttransfers

           The number of concurrent uploads/downloads. Default 8.

       •   lfs.basictransfersonly

           If set to true, only basic HTTP upload/download transfers will be used, ignoring any
           more advanced transfers that the client/server may support. This is primarily to work
           around bugs or incompatibilities.

           The git-lfs client supports basic HTTP downloads, resumable HTTP downloads (using
           Range headers), and resumable uploads via tus.io protocol. Custom transfer methods can
           be added via lfs.customtransfer (see next section). However setting this value to true
           limits the client to simple HTTP.

       •   lfs.tustransfers

           If set to true, this enables resumable uploads of LFS objects through the tus.io API.
           Once this feature is finalized, this setting will be removed, and tus.io uploads will
           be available for all clients.

       •   lfs.standalonetransferagent

           Allows the specified custom transfer agent to be used directly for transferring files,
           without asking the server how the transfers should be made. The custom transfer agent
           has to be defined in a lfs.customtransfer.<name> settings group.

       •   lfs.customtransfer.<name>.path

           lfs.customtransfer.<name> is a settings group which defines a custom transfer hook
           which allows you to upload/download via an intermediate process, using any mechanism
           you like (rather than just HTTP). path should point to the process you wish to invoke.
           The protocol between the git-lfs client and the custom transfer process is documented
           at https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/blob/main/docs/custom-transfers.md

           must be a unique identifier that the LFS server understands. When calling the LFS API
           the client will include a list of supported transfer types. If the server also
           supports this named transfer type, it will select it and actions returned from the API
           will be in relation to that transfer type (may not be traditional URLs for example).
           Only if the server accepts as a transfer it supports will this custom transfer process
           be invoked.

       •   lfs.customtransfer.<name>.args

           If the custom transfer process requires any arguments, these can be provided here.
           This string will be expanded by the shell.

       •   lfs.customtransfer.<name>.concurrent

           If true (the default), git-lfs will invoke the custom transfer process multiple times
           in parallel, according to lfs.concurrenttransfers, splitting the transfer workload
           between the processes.

       •   lfs.customtransfer.<name>.direction

           Specifies which direction the custom transfer process supports, either "download",
           "upload", or "both". The default if unspecified is "both".

       •   lfs.transfer.maxretries

           Specifies how many retries LFS will attempt per OID before marking the transfer as
           failed. Must be an integer which is at least one. If the value is not an integer, is
           less than one, or is not given, a value of eight will be used instead.

       •   lfs.transfer.maxretrydelay

           Specifies the maximum time in seconds LFS will wait between each retry attempt. LFS
           uses exponential backoff for retries, doubling the time between each retry until
           reaching this limit. If a server requests a delay using the Retry-After header, the
           header value overrides the exponential delay for that attempt and is not limited by
           this option.

           Must be an integer which is not negative. Use zero to disable delays between retries
           unless requested by a server. If the value is not an integer, is negative, or is not
           given, a value of ten will be used instead.

       •   lfs.transfer.maxverifies

           Specifies how many verification requests LFS will attempt per OID before marking the
           transfer as failed, if the object has a verification action associated with it. Must
           be an integer which is at least one. If the value is not an integer, is less than one,
           or is not given, a default value of three will be used instead.

       •   lfs.transfer.enablehrefrewrite

           If set to true, this enables rewriting href of LFS objects using
           url.*.insteadof/pushinsteadof config. pushinsteadof is used only for uploading, and
           insteadof is used for downloading and for uploading when pushinsteadof is not set.

   Push settings
       •   lfs.allowincompletepush

           When pushing, allow objects to be missing from the local cache without halting a Git
           push. Default: false.

   Fetch settings
       •   lfs.fetchinclude

           When fetching, only download objects which match any entry on this comma-separated
           list of paths/filenames. Wildcard matching is as per gitignore(5). See
           git-lfs-fetch(1) for examples.

       •   lfs.fetchexclude

           When fetching, do not download objects which match any item on this comma-separated
           list of paths/filenames. Wildcard matching is as per gitignore(5). See
           git-lfs-fetch(1) for examples.

       •   lfs.fetchrecentrefsdays

           If non-zero, fetches refs which have commits within N days of the current date. Only
           local refs are included unless lfs.fetchrecentremoterefs is true. Also used as a basis
           for pruning old files. The default is 7 days.

       •   lfs.fetchrecentremoterefs

           If true, fetches remote refs (for the remote you’re fetching) as well as local refs in
           the recent window. This is useful to fetch objects for remote branches you might want
           to check out later. The default is true; if you set this to false, fetching for those
           branches will only occur when you either check them out (losing the advantage of fetch
           --recent), or create a tracking local branch separately then fetch again.

       •   lfs.fetchrecentcommitsdays

           In addition to fetching at refs, also fetches previous changes made within N days of
           the latest commit on the ref. This is useful if you’re often reviewing recent changes.
           Also used as a basis for pruning old files. The default is 0 (no previous changes).

       •   lfs.fetchrecentalways

           Always operate as if --recent was included in a git lfs fetch call. Default false.

   Prune settings
       •   lfs.pruneoffsetdays

           The number of days added to the lfs.fetchrecent* settings to determine what can be
           pruned. Default is 3 days, i.e. that anything fetched at the very oldest edge of the
           'recent window' is eligible for pruning 3 days later.

       •   lfs.pruneremotetocheck

           Set the remote that LFS files must have been pushed to in order for them to be
           considered eligible for local pruning. Also the remote which is called if
           --verify-remote is enabled.

       •   lfs.pruneverifyremotealways

           Always run git lfs prune as if --verify-remote was provided.

   Extensions
       •   lfs.extension.<name>.<setting>

           Git LFS extensions enable the manipulation of files streams during smudge and clean.
           name groups the settings for a single extension, and the settings are:
            clean The command which runs when files are added to the index
            smudge The command which runs when files are written to the working copy ** priority
           The order of this extension compared to others

   Other settings
       •   lfs.<url>.access

           Note: this setting is normally set by LFS itself on receiving a 401 response
           (authentication required), you don’t normally need to set it manually.

           If set to "basic" then credentials will be requested before making batch requests to
           this url, otherwise a public request will initially be attempted.

       •   lfs.<url>.locksverify

           Determines whether locks are checked before Git pushes. This prevents you from pushing
           changes to files that other users have locked. The Git LFS pre-push hook varies its
           behavior based on the value of this config key.
            null - In the absence of a value, Git LFS will attempt the call, and warn if it
           returns an error. If the response is valid, Git LFS will set the value to true, and
           will halt the push if the user attempts to update a file locked by another user. If
           the server returns a 501 Not Implemented response, Git LFS will set the value to
           false.
            true - Git LFS will attempt to verify locks, halting the Git push if there are any
           server issues, or if the user attempts to update a file locked by another user. **
           false - Git LFS will completely skip the lock check in the pre-push hook. You should
           set this if you’re not using File Locking, or your Git server verifies locked files on
           pushes automatically.

           + Supports URL config lookup as described in:
           https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#git-config-httplturlgt. To set this value
           per-host: git config --global lfs.https://github.com/.locksverify [true|false].

       •   lfs.<url>.contenttype

           Determines whether Git LFS should attempt to detect an appropriate HTTP Content-Type
           header when uploading using the 'basic' upload adapter. If set to false, the default
           header of Content-Type: application/octet-stream is chosen instead. Default: 'true'.

       •   lfs.skipdownloaderrors

           Causes Git LFS not to abort the smudge filter when a download error is encountered,
           which allows actions such as checkout to work when you are unable to download the LFS
           content. LFS files which could not download will contain pointer content instead.

           Note that this will result in git commands which call the smudge filter to report
           success even in cases when LFS downloads fail, which may affect scripts.

           You can also set the environment variable GIT_LFS_SKIP_DOWNLOAD_ERRORS=1 to get the
           same effect.

       •   GIT_LFS_PROGRESS

           This environment variable causes Git LFS to emit progress updates to an absolute
           file-path on disk when cleaning, smudging, or fetching.

           Progress is reported periodically in the form of a new line being appended to the end
           of the file. Each new line will take the following format:

           <direction> <current>/<total files> <downloaded>/<total> <name>

           Each field is described below:
            direction: The direction of transfer, either "checkout", "download", or "upload".
            current The index of the currently transferring file.
            total files The estimated count of all files to be transferred.
            downloaded The number of bytes already downloaded.
            total The entire size of the file, in bytes.
            name The name of the file.

       •   GIT_LFS_FORCE_PROGRESS lfs.forceprogress

           Controls whether Git LFS will suppress progress status when the standard output stream
           is not attached to a terminal. The default is false which makes Git LFS detect whether
           stdout is a terminal and suppress progress when it’s not; you can disable this
           behaviour and force progress status even when standard output stream is not a terminal
           by setting either variable to 1, 'yes' or 'true'.

       •   GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE

           Sets whether or not Git LFS will skip attempting to convert pointers of files tracked
           into their corresponding objects when checked out into a working copy. If 'true', '1',
           'on', or similar, Git LFS will skip the smudge process in both git lfs smudge and git
           lfs filter-process. If unset, or set to 'false', '0', 'off', or similar, Git LFS will
           smudge files as normal.

       •   GIT_LFS_SKIP_PUSH

           Sets whether or not Git LFS will attempt to upload new Git LFS object in a pre-push
           hook. If 'true', '1', 'on', or similar, Git LFS will skip the pre-push hook, so no new
           Git LFS objects will be uploaded. If unset, or set to 'false', '0', 'off', or similar,
           Git LFS will proceed as normal.

       •   GIT_LFS_SET_LOCKABLE_READONLY lfs.setlockablereadonly

           These settings, the first an environment variable and the second a gitconfig setting,
           control whether files marked as 'lockable' in git lfs track are made read-only in the
           working copy when not locked by the current user. The default is true; you can disable
           this behaviour and have all files writeable by setting either variable to 0, 'no' or
           'false'.

       •   lfs.lockignoredfiles

           This setting controls whether Git LFS will set ignored files that match the lockable
           pattern read only as well as tracked files. The default is false; you can enable this
           behavior by setting the variable to 1, 'yes', or 'true'.

       •   lfs.defaulttokenttl

           This setting sets a default token TTL when git-lfs-authenticate does not include the
           TTL in the JSON response but still enforces it.

           Note that this is only necessary for larger repositories hosted on LFS servers that
           don’t include the TTL.

LFSCONFIG

       The .lfsconfig file in a repository is read and interpreted in the same format as the file
       stored in .git/config. It allows a subset of keys to be used, including and limited to:

       •   lfs.allowincompletepush

       •   lfs.fetchexclude

       •   lfs.fetchinclude

       •   lfs.gitprotocol

       •   lfs.locksverify

       •   lfs.pushurl

       •   lfs.skipdownloaderrors

       •   lfs.url

       •   lfs.\{*}.access

       •   remote.{name}.lfsurl

       The set of keys allowed in this file is restricted for security reasons.

EXAMPLES

       •   Configure a custom LFS endpoint for your repository:

       git config -f .lfsconfig lfs.url https://lfs.example.com/foo/bar/info/lfs

SEE ALSO

       git-config(1), git-lfs-install(1), gitattributes(5), gitignore(5).

       Part of the git-lfs(1) suite.

                                            2024-01-19                          GIT-LFS-CONFIG(5)