Merge branch 'jk/test-must-fail-missing'

[git.git] / Documentation / config.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index cda6721013ac3f01e7a3b6a7e770266852cef131..d294dd6dcd29bf4bad21a51011d85c7d2cf85f19 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -450,6 +450,15 @@ core.excludesfile::
        to the value of `$HOME` and "{tilde}user/" to the specified user's
        home directory.  See linkgit:gitignore[5].
 
+core.askpass::
+       Some commands (e.g. svn and http interfaces) that interactively
+       ask for a password can be told to use an external program given
+       via the value of this variable. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_ASKPASS'
+       environment variable. If not set, fall back to the value of the
+       'SSH_ASKPASS' environment variable or, failing that, a simple password
+       prompt. The external program shall be given a suitable prompt as
+       command line argument and write the password on its STDOUT.
+
 core.editor::
        Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit
        messages by launching an editor uses the value of this