Merge branch 'kf/askpass-config'

[git.git] / Documentation / git.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index c28a7ecc4d0ac4e75b3cd430d642e67b1f9c4a35..e341075078f4511d2a40dca0a2c8ae1d342e6b17 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.2.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.1]
+* link:v1.7.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.3]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes-1.7.2.3.txt[1.7.2.3],
+  link:RelNotes-1.7.2.2.txt[1.7.2.2],
   link:RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt[1.7.2.1],
   link:RelNotes-1.7.2.txt[1.7.2].
 
@@ -637,6 +639,13 @@ Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your
 personal `.ssh/config` file.  Please consult your ssh documentation
 for further details.
 
+'GIT_ASKPASS'::
+       If this environment variable is set, then git commands which need to
+       acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
+       will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument
+       and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass'
+       option in linkgit:git-config[1].
+
 'GIT_FLUSH'::
        If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
        as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',