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author | Jonathan Maw <jonathan.maw@codethink.co.uk> | 2013-09-30 15:08:10 +0100 |
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committer | Jonathan Maw <jonathan.maw@codethink.co.uk> | 2013-09-30 15:08:10 +0100 |
commit | 43efcf42382e87de4aa423e5e1607958ad1717d0 (patch) | |
tree | 7e19a0765b0dd6885fbdf69d3a8d0159a1b42de8 /Documentation/git-var.txt | |
parent | 45d74c4b0fe38218b4569a90da7102cf48d616c2 (diff) | |
parent | c7fd06b6411fb04eb4d9acd7f8822a288a50dc17 (diff) | |
download | git-43efcf42382e87de4aa423e5e1607958ad1717d0.tar.gz |
Merge branch 'baserock/jonathanmaw/S9007/upgrade-git' into baserock/morphbaserock/morph
Reviewed-by: Lars Wirzenius <lars.wirzenius@codethink.co.uk>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Silverstone <daniel.silverstone@codethink.co.uk>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt index 5317cc2474..44ff9541df 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-var.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-var(1) NAME ---- -git-var - Show a git logical variable +git-var - Show a Git logical variable SYNOPSIS @@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Prints a git logical variable. +Prints a Git logical variable. OPTIONS ------- -l:: Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the - variables of the git configuration file .git/config are listed + variables of the Git configuration file .git/config are listed as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality is deprecated in favor of `git config -l`.) @@ -35,30 +35,29 @@ GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT:: The author of a piece of code. GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT:: - The person who put a piece of code into git. + The person who put a piece of code into Git. GIT_EDITOR:: - Text editor for use by git commands. The value is meant to be + Text editor for use by Git commands. The value is meant to be interpreted by the shell when it is used. Examples: `~/bin/vi`, `$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE`, `"C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe" --nofork`. The order of preference is the `$GIT_EDITOR` environment variable, then `core.editor` configuration, then - `$VISUAL`, then `$EDITOR`, and then finally 'vi'. + `$VISUAL`, then `$EDITOR`, and then the default chosen at compile + time, which is usually 'vi'. +ifdef::git-default-editor[] + The build you are using chose '{git-default-editor}' as the default. +endif::git-default-editor[] GIT_PAGER:: - Text viewer for use by git commands (e.g., 'less'). The value + Text viewer for use by Git commands (e.g., 'less'). The value is meant to be interpreted by the shell. The order of preference is the `$GIT_PAGER` environment variable, then `core.pager` - configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then finally 'less'. - -Diagnostics ------------ -You don't exist. Go away!:: - The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read -Your parents must have hated you!:: - The passwd(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer. -Your sysadmin must hate you!:: - The passwd(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer. + configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then the default chosen at + compile time (usually 'less'). +ifdef::git-default-pager[] + The build you are using chose '{git-default-pager}' as the default. +endif::git-default-pager[] SEE ALSO -------- |