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@@ -261,7 +261,12 @@ core.sharedRepository::
group-writable). When 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'), the
repository will be readable by all users, additionally to being
group-shareable. When 'umask' (or 'false'), git will use permissions
- reported by umask(2). See linkgit:git-init[1]. False by default.
+ reported by umask(2). When '0xxx', where '0xxx' is an octal number,
+ files in the repository will have this mode value. '0xxx' will override
+ user's umask value, and thus, users with a safe umask (0077) can use
+ this option. Examples: '0660' is equivalent to 'group'. '0640' is a
+ repository that is group-readable but not group-writable.
+ See linkgit:git-init[1]. False by default.
core.warnAmbiguousRefs::
If true, git will warn you if the ref name you passed it is ambiguous