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GIT-REPO(1) Git Manual GIT-REPO(1)

NAME

git-repo - Retrieve information about the repository

SYNOPSIS

git repo info [--format=(keyvalue|nul)] [<key>...]

DESCRIPTION

Retrieve information about the repository.

THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL. THE BEHAVIOR MAY CHANGE.

COMMANDS

info [--format=(keyvalue|nul)] [<key>...]

Retrieve metadata-related information about the current repository. Only the requested data will be returned based on their keys (see "INFO KEYS" section below).

The values are returned in the same order in which their respective keys were requested.

The output format can be chosen through the flag --format. Two formats are supported:

keyvalue

output key-value pairs one per line using the = character as the delimiter between the key and the value. Values containing "unusual" characters are quoted as explained for the configuration variable core.quotePath (see git-config(1)). This is the default.

nul

similar to keyvalue, but using a newline character as the delimiter between the key and the value and using a NUL character after each value. This format is better suited for being parsed by another applications than keyvalue. Unlike in the keyvalue format, the values are never quoted.

INFO KEYS

In order to obtain a set of values from git repo info, you should provide the keys that identify them. Here’s a list of the available keys and the values that they return:

layout.bare

true if this is a bare repository, otherwise false.

layout.shallow

true if this is a shallow repository, otherwise false.

references.format

The reference storage format. The valid values are:

•files for loose files with packed-refs. This is the default.

•reftable for the reftable format. This format is experimental and its internals are subject to change.

EXAMPLES

•Retrieves the reference format of the current repository: 

git repo info references.format

•Retrieves whether the current repository is bare and whether it is shallow using the nul format: 

git repo info --format=nul layout.bare layout.shallow

SEE ALSO

git-rev-parse(1)

GIT

Part of the git(1) suite

08/26/2025 Git 2.51.0.338.gd7d06c