| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| systemGIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_SYSTEM | System-wide configuration file; /etc/gitconfig on Linux systems. |
| xdgGIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_XDG | XDG compatible configuration file; typically ~/.config/git/config. |
| globalGIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL | User-specific configuration file (also called Global configuration file), typically ~/.gitconfig. |
| localGIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_LOCAL | Repository specific configuration file - $WORK_DIR/.git/config on non-bare repos. |
| appGIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_APP | Application specific configuration file - freely defined by applications. |
| highestGIT_CONFIG_HIGHEST_LEVEL | Represents the highest level available config file (i.e. the most specific config file available that actually is loaded). |
Priority level of a config file. These priority levels correspond to the natural escalation logic (from higher to lower) when searching for config entries in git.git.
todo: fix up the docs here:
git_config_open_default() and git_repository_config() honor those priority levels as well.