i18n.commitEncoding:: Character encoding the commit messages are stored in; Git itself does not care per se, but this information is necessary e.g. when importing commits from emails or in the gitk graphical history browser (and possibly at other places in the future or in other porcelains). See e.g. linkgit:git-mailinfo[1]. Defaults to 'utf-8'. i18n.logOutputEncoding:: Character encoding the commit messages are converted to when running 'git log' and friends.