git/Documentation/config/column.txt

column.ui::
	Specify whether supported commands should output in columns.
	This variable consists of a list of tokens separated by spaces
	or commas:
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These options control when the feature should be enabled
(defaults to 'never'):
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--
`always`;;
	always show in columns
`never`;;
	never show in columns
`auto`;;
	show in columns if the output is to the terminal
--
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These options control layout (defaults to 'column').  Setting any
of these implies 'always' if none of 'always', 'never', or 'auto' are
specified.
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--
`column`;;
	fill columns before rows
`row`;;
	fill rows before columns
`plain`;;
	show in one column
--
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Finally, these options can be combined with a layout option (defaults
to 'nodense'):
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--
`dense`;;
	make unequal size columns to utilize more space
`nodense`;;
	make equal size columns
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column.branch::
	Specify whether to output branch listing in `git branch` in columns.
	See `column.ui` for details.

column.clean::
	Specify the layout when listing items in `git clean -i`, which always
	shows files and directories in columns. See `column.ui` for details.

column.status::
	Specify whether to output untracked files in `git status` in columns.
	See `column.ui` for details.

column.tag::
	Specify whether to output tag listings in `git tag` in columns.
	See `column.ui` for details.