--- title: Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers? description: Git's `help.autocorrect` setting has a quirky history: when set to `1`, it waits only 100 milliseconds before auto-running a corrected command — not enough... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-is-git-autocorrect-too-fast-for-formula-one-drivers--zm956rolp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers? | daily.dev og:description: Git's `help.autocorrect` setting has a quirky history: when set to `1`, it waits only 100 milliseconds before auto-running a corrected command — not enough... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-is-git-autocorrect-too-fast-for-formula-one-drivers--zm956rolp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zM956roLP.png og:image:alt: Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers? **[GitButler Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/gitbutler)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Git's `help.autocorrect` setting has a quirky history: when set to `1`, it waits only 100 milliseconds before auto-running a corrected command — not enough time for even Formula One drivers to react. This stems from a 2008 design decision where Junio Hamano suggested using deciseconds as the unit, meaning `1` equals 0.1 seconds rather than acting as a boolean true. DHH's surprise at this behavior prompted the investigation. The post explains the full history, how the Levenshtein distance algorithm powers the command matching, and what values (`prompt`, `immediate`, numeric deciseconds) actually make sense to use. The author also submitted a patch to Git to treat `1` as `immediate` for a more intuitive experience. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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