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dolt config — Read and write local (per repository) and global (per user) Dolt configuration variables. More infor

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Problem

How to use the dolt config command: Read and write local (per repository) and global (per user) Dolt configuration variables. More information: <https://docs.dolthub.com/cli-reference/cli#dolt-config>.

Solution

dolt config — Read and write local (per repository) and global (per user) Dolt configuration variables. More information: <https://docs.dolthub.com/cli-reference/cli#dolt-config>.

List all local and global configuration options and their values:

dolt config --list

Display the value of a local or global configuration variable:

dolt config --get {{name}}

Modify the value of a local configuration variable, creating it if it doesn't exist:

dolt config --add {{name}} {{value}}

Modify the value of a global configuration variable, creating it if it doesn't exist:

dolt config --global --add {{name}} {{value}}

Delete a local configuration variable:

dolt config --unset {{name}}

Delete a global configuration variable:

dolt config --global --unset {{name}}

Code Snippets

List all local and global configuration options and their values

dolt config --list

Display the value of a local or global configuration variable

dolt config --get {{name}}

Modify the value of a local configuration variable, creating it if it doesn't exist

dolt config --add {{name}} {{value}}

Modify the value of a global configuration variable, creating it if it doesn't exist

dolt config --global --add {{name}} {{value}}

Delete a local configuration variable

dolt config --unset {{name}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/dolt config

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