phacility/phabricator · error · PhutilArgumentUsageException

Configuration key "%s" is unknown. Use "bin/config list" to

Error message

Configuration key "%s" is unknown. Use "bin/config list" to list all known keys.

What it means

Error "Configuration key "%s" is unknown. Use "bin/config list" to list all known keys." thrown in phacility/phabricator.

Source

Thrown at src/applications/config/management/PhabricatorConfigManagementSetWorkflow.php:73

        throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
          pht(
            'Specify a value to set the configuration key "%s" to, or '.
            'use "--stdin" to read a value from stdin.',
            $key));
      }

      if (count($argv) > 2) {
        throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
          pht(
            'Too many arguments: expected one key and one value.'));
      }

      $value = $argv[1];
    }

    $options = PhabricatorApplicationConfigOptions::loadAllOptions();
    if (empty($options[$key])) {
      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
        pht(
          'Configuration key "%s" is unknown. Use "bin/config list" to list '.
          'all known keys.',
          $key));
    }

    $option = $options[$key];

    $type = $option->newOptionType();
    if ($type) {
      try {
        $value = $type->newValueFromCommandLineValue(
          $option,
          $value);
        $type->validateStoredValue($option, $value);
      } catch (PhabricatorConfigValidationException $ex) {
        throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException($ex->getMessage());
      }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/applications/config/management/PhabricatorConfigManagementSetWorkflow.php:73 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phacility/phabricator@5720a38cfe (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/212f066216ad6436. Report an issue: GitHub.