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jj config — Manage config options. Some subcommands such as `edit`, `get`, `list`, `path`, `set`, `unset` have t

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Problem

How to use the jj config command: Manage config options. Some subcommands such as edit, get, list, path, set, unset have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://docs.jj-vcs.dev/latest/cli-reference/#jj-config>.

Solution

jj config — Manage config options. Some subcommands such as edit, get, list, path, set, unset have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://docs.jj-vcs.dev/latest/cli-reference/#jj-config>.

Start an editor on the user-level config file:

jj config {{[e|edit]}} --user

Get the value of a config option:

jj config {{[g|get]}} {{name}}

List all config variables and their values:

jj config {{[l|list]}}

Print the path to the user-level config file:

jj config {{[p|path]}} --user

Set a config option in the user-level config:

jj config {{[s|set]}} --user {{name}} {{value}}

Unset a config option in the user-level config:

jj config {{[u|unset]}} --user {{name}}

Code Snippets

Start an editor on the user-level config file

jj config {{[e|edit]}} --user

Get the value of a config option

jj config {{[g|get]}} {{name}}

List all config variables and their values

jj config {{[l|list]}}

Print the path to the user-level config file

jj config {{[p|path]}} --user

Set a config option in the user-level config

jj config {{[s|set]}} --user {{name}} {{value}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/jj config

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