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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 46f40ad4c2..462595cf8f 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -675,15 +675,11 @@ showbranch.default:: See gitlink:git-show-branch[1]. tar.umask:: - By default, gitlink: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 - gitlink: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 gitlink:git-checkout[1] would use. The default - value remains 0, which means world read-write. + This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of + tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the + world write bit. The special value "user" indicates that the + archiving user's umask will be used instead. See umask(2) and + gitlink:git-archive[1]. user.email:: Your email address to be recorded in any newly created commits. |