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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
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branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.5.6.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.6.1]
+* link:v1.5.6.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.6.3]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.6.3.txt[1.5.6.3].
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.6.2.txt[1.5.6.2].
link:RelNotes-1.5.6.1.txt[1.5.6.1].
link:RelNotes-1.5.6.txt[1.5.6].
+
Other options are available to control how the manual page is
displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
-because 'git --help ...' is converted internally into 'git
-help ...'.
+because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
+help ...`.
--exec-path::
Path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
- environment variable. If no path is given 'git' will print
+ environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print
the current setting and then exit.
-p::
'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES'::
Due to the immutable nature of git objects, old objects can be
archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable
- specifies a ":" separated list of git object directories which
- can be used to search for git objects. New objects will not be
- written to these directories.
+ specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list
+ of git object directories which can be used to search for git
+ objects. New objects will not be written to these directories.
'GIT_DIR'::
If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it
This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line
option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
+'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
+ This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths.
+ If set, it is a list of directories that git should not chdir
+ up into while looking for a repository directory.
+ It will not exclude the current working directory or
+ a GIT_DIR set on the command line or in the environment.
+ (Useful for excluding slow-loading network directories.)
+
git Commits
~~~~~~~~~~~
'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME'::
a pager.
'GIT_SSH'::
- If this environment variable is set then `git-fetch`
- and `git-push` will use this command instead
- of `ssh` when they need to connect to a remote system.
+ If this environment variable is set then 'git-fetch'
+ and 'git-push' will use this command instead
+ of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system.
The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments:
the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the
shell command to execute on that remote system.
'GIT_FLUSH'::
If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
- as `git-blame` (in incremental mode), `git-rev-list`, `git-log`,
- and `git-whatchanged` will force a flush of the output stream
+ as 'git-blame' (in incremental mode), 'git-rev-list', 'git-log',
+ and 'git-whatchanged' will force a flush of the output stream
after each commit-oriented record have been flushed. If this
variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done
using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
-linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
+linkgit:everyday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]