Where can I find column.status syntax information?

Question

In the git command documentationgit status :

- column [= <option>]
- no-column . Display unverified files in columns. See Configuration Variable column.statusfor parameter syntax. --columnand --no-columnwithout parameters are equivalent always and never.

I do not see the syntax of the parameter because it git config column.statusreturns nothing. Where can I find information about this syntax? The command git help statusshows the same information.

Answer 1

git-config, git config --help, man git-config . , column.ui, :

column.ui
   Specify whether supported commands should output in columns. 
   This variable consists of a list of tokens separated by spaces or commas:

   These options control when the feature should be enabled (defaults to never):

   always
       always show in columns

   never
       never show in columns

   auto
       show in columns if the output is to the terminal

   These options control layout (defaults to column). Setting any of these implies always if none of always, never, or auto are specified.

   column
       fill columns before rows

   row
       fill rows before columns

   plain
       show in one column

   Finally, these options can be combined with a layout option (defaults to nodense):

   dense
       make unequal size columns to utilize more space

   nodense
       make equal size columns