about-filter::
Specifies a command which will be invoked to format the content of
about pages (both top-level and for each repository). The command will
- get the content of the about-file on its STDIN, and the STDOUT from the
- command will be included verbatim on the about page. Default value:
- none. See also: "FILTER API".
+ get the content of the about-file on its STDIN, the name of the file
+ as the first argument, and the STDOUT from the command will be
+ included verbatim on the about page. Default value: none. See
+ also: "FILTER API".
agefile::
Specifies a path, relative to each repository path, which can be used
function in libgit. Recommended timestamp-format is "yyyy-mm-dd
hh:mm:ss". Default value: "info/web/last-modified".
+branch-sort::
+ Flag which, when set to "age", enables date ordering in the branch ref
+ list, and when set to "name" enables ordering by branch name. Default
+ value: "name".
+
cache-root::
Path used to store the cgit cache entries. Default value:
"/var/cache/cgit". See also: "MACRO EXPANSION".
version of repository pages accessed with a fixed SHA1. Default value:
"5".
+case-sensitive-sort::
+ Sort items in the repo list case sensitively. Default value: "1".
+ See also: repository-sort, section-sort.
+
clone-prefix::
Space-separated list of common prefixes which, when combined with a
repository url, generates valid clone urls for the repository. This
be used to implement bugtracker integration. Default value: none.
See also: "FILTER API".
+commit-sort::
+ Flag which, when set to "date", enables strict date ordering in the
+ commit log, and when set to "topo" enables strict topological
+ ordering. If unset, the default ordering of "git log" is used. Default
+ value: unset.
+
css::
Url which specifies the css document to include in all cgit pages.
Default value: "/cgit.css".
Flag which, when set to "1", allows all filter settings to be
overridden in repository-specific cgitrc files. Default value: none.
-enable-gitweb-owner::
- If set to "1" and scan-path is enabled, we first check each repository
- for the git config value "gitweb.owner" to determine the owner.
- Default value: "1". See also: scan-path.
-
enable-http-clone::
If set to "1", cgit will act as an dumb HTTP endpoint for git clones.
If you use an alternate way of serving git repositories, you may wish
each repo in the repository index (specifically, to the "summary",
"commit" and "tree" pages). Default value: "0".
+enable-index-owner::
+ Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit display the owner of
+ each repo in the repository index. Default value: "1".
+
enable-log-filecount::
Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit print the number of
modified files for each commit on the repository log page. Default
Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit generate linenumber links
for plaintext blobs printed in the tree view. Default value: "1".
+enable-git-config::
+ Flag which, when set to "1", will allow cgit to use git config to set
+ any repo specific settings. This option is used in conjunction with
+ "scan-path", and must be defined prior, to augment repo-specific
+ settings. The keys gitweb.owner, gitweb.category, and gitweb.description
+ will map to the cgit keys repo.owner, repo.section, and repo.desc,
+ respectivly. All git config keys that begin with "cgit." will be mapped
+ to the corresponding "repo." key in cgit. Default value: "0". See also:
+ scan-path, section-from-path.
+
favicon::
Url used as link to a shortcut icon for cgit. If specified, it is
suggested to use the value "/favicon.ico" since certain browsers will
Set the mimetype for the specified filename extension. This is used
by the `plain` command when returning blob content.
+mimetype-file::
+ Specifies the file to use for automatic mimetype lookup. If specified
+ then this field is used as a fallback when no "mimetype.<ext>" match is
+ found. If unspecified then no such lookup is performed. The typical file
+ to use on a Linux system is /etc/mime.types. The format of the file must
+ comply to:
+ - a comment line is an empty line or a line starting with a hash (#),
+ optionally preceded by whitespace
+ - a non-comment line starts with the mimetype (like image/png), followed
+ by one or more file extensions (like jpg), all separated by whitespace
+ Default value: none. See also: "mimetype.<ext>".
+
module-link::
Text which will be used as the formatstring for a hyperlink when a
submodule is printed in a directory listing. The arguments for the
formatstring are the path and SHA1 of the submodule commit. Default
- value: "./?repo=%s&page=commit&id=%s"
+ value: none.
nocache::
If set to the value "1" caching will be disabled. This settings is
EXPANSION".
readme::
- Text which will be used as default value for "repo.readme". Default
- value: none.
+ Text which will be used as default value for "repo.readme". Multiple
+ config keys may be specified, and cgit will use the first found file
+ in this list. This is useful in conjunction with scan-path. Default
+ value: none. See also: scan-path, repo.readme.
remove-suffix::
If set to "1" and scan-path is enabled, if any repositories are found
with a suffix of ".git", this suffix will be removed for the url and
- name. Default value: "0". See also: scan-path.
+ name. This must be defined prior to scan-path. Default value: "0".
+ See also: scan-path.
renamelimit::
Maximum number of files to consider when detecting renames. The value
Legacy alias for "section". This option is deprecated and will not be
supported in cgit-1.0.
+repository-sort::
+ The way in which repositories in each section are sorted. Valid values
+ are "name" for sorting by the repo name or "age" for sorting by the
+ most recently updated repository. Default value: "name". See also:
+ section, case-sensitive-sort, section-sort.
+
robots::
Text used as content for the "robots" meta-tag. Default value:
"index, nofollow".
after this option will inherit the current section name. Default value:
none.
+section-sort::
+ Flag which, when set to "1", will sort the sections on the repository
+ listing by name. Set this flag to "0" if the order in the cgitrc file should
+ be preserved. Default value: "1". See also: section,
+ case-sensitive-sort, repository-sort.
+
section-from-path::
- A number which, if specified before scan-path, specifies how many
+ A number which, if defined prior to scan-path, specifies how many
path elements from each repo path to use as a default section name.
If negative, cgit will discard the specified number of path elements
- above the repo directory. Default value: 0.
+ above the repo directory. Default value: "0".
side-by-side-diffs::
If set to "1" shows side-by-side diffs instead of unidiffs per
Filename which, if specified, needs to be present within the repository
for cgit to allow access to that repository. This can be used to emulate
gitweb's EXPORT_OK and STRICT_EXPORT functionality and limit cgit's
- repositories to match those exported by git-daemon. This option MUST come
- before 'scan-path'.
+ repositories to match those exported by git-daemon. This option must
+ be defined prior to scan-path.
virtual-root::
Url which, if specified, will be used as root for all cgit links. It
NOTE: cgit has recently learned how to use PATH_INFO to achieve the
same kind of virtual urls, so this option will probably be deprecated.
+
REPOSITORY SETTINGS
-------------------
repo.about-filter::
Override the default about-filter. Default value: none. See also:
"enable-filter-overrides". See also: "FILTER API".
+repo.branch-sort::
+ Flag which, when set to "age", enables date ordering in the branch ref
+ list, and when set to "name" enables ordering by branch name. Default
+ value: "name".
+
repo.clone-url::
A list of space-separated urls which can be used to clone this repo.
Default value: none. See also: "MACRO EXPANSION".
Override the default commit-filter. Default value: none. See also:
"enable-filter-overrides". See also: "FILTER API".
+repo.commit-sort::
+ Flag which, when set to "date", enables strict date ordering in the
+ commit log, and when set to "topo" enables strict topological
+ ordering. If unset, the default ordering of "git log" is used. Default
+ value: unset.
+
repo.defbranch::
The name of the default branch for this repository. If no such branch
exists in the repository, the first branch name (when sorted) is used
- as default instead. Default value: "master".
+ as default instead. Default value: branch pointed to by HEAD, or
+ "master" if there is no suitable HEAD.
repo.desc::
The value to show as repository description. Default value: none.
formatstring are the path and SHA1 of the submodule commit. Default
value: <module-link>
+repo.module-link.<path>::
+ Text which will be used as the formatstring for a hyperlink when a
+ submodule with the specified subdirectory path is printed in a
+ directory listing. The only argument for the formatstring is the SHA1
+ of the submodule commit. Default value: none.
+
repo.max-stats::
Override the default maximum statistics period. Valid values are equal
to the values specified for the global "max-stats" setting. Default
A path (relative to <repo.path>) which specifies a file to include
verbatim as the "About" page for this repo. You may also specify a
git refspec by head or by hash by prepending the refspec followed by
- a colon. For example, "master:docs/readme.mkd" Default value: <readme>.
+ a colon. For example, "master:docs/readme.mkd". If the value begins
+ with a colon, i.e. ":docs/readme.rst", the default branch of the
+ repository will be used. Sharing any file will expose that entire
+ directory tree to the "/about/PATH" endpoints, so be sure that there
+ are no non-public files located in the same directory as the readme
+ file. Default value: <readme>.
repo.snapshots::
A mask of allowed snapshot-formats for this repo, restricted by the
FILTER API
----------
about filter::
- This filter is given no arguments. The about text that is to be
- filtered is available on standard input and the filtered text is
- expected on standard output.
+ This filter is given a single parameter: the filename of the source
+ file to filter. The filter can use the filename to determine (for
+ example) the type of syntax to follow when formatting the readme file.
+ The about text that is to be filtered is available on standard input
+ and the filtered text is expected on standard output.
commit filter::
This filter is given no arguments. The commit message text that is to
css=/css/cgit.css
+# Show owner on index page
+enable-index-owner=1
+
+
+# Allow http transport git clone
+enable-git-clone=1
+
+
# Show extra links for each repository on the index page
enable-index-links=1
enable-log-linecount=1
+# Sort branches by date
+branch-sort=age
+
+
# Add a cgit favicon
favicon=/favicon.ico
mimetype.svg=image/svg+xml
+# Highlight source code with python pygments-based highligher
+source-filter=/var/www/cgit/filters/syntax-highlighting.py
+
+# Format markdown, restructuredtext, manpages, text files, and html files
+# through the right converters
+about-filter=/var/www/cgit/filters/about-formatting.sh
+
+##
+## Search for these files in the root of the default branch of repositories
+## for coming up with the about page:
+##
+readme=:README.md
+readme=:readme.md
+readme=:README.mkd
+readme=:readme.mkd
+readme=:README.rst
+readme=:readme.rst
+readme=:README.html
+readme=:readme.html
+readme=:README.htm
+readme=:readme.htm
+readme=:README.txt
+readme=:readme.txt
+readme=:README
+readme=:readme
+readme=:INSTALL.md
+readme=:install.md
+readme=:INSTALL.mkd
+readme=:install.mkd
+readme=:INSTALL.rst
+readme=:install.rst
+readme=:INSTALL.html
+readme=:install.html
+readme=:INSTALL.htm
+readme=:install.htm
+readme=:INSTALL.txt
+readme=:install.txt
+readme=:INSTALL
+readme=:install
+
+
##
## List of repositories.
## PS: Any repositories listed when section is unset will not be
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