Merge branch 'tr/doc-tt' into maint

The documentation set has been updated so that literal commands,
configuration variables and environment variables are consistently
typeset in fixed-width font and bold in manpages.

* tr/doc-tt:
  doc: change configuration variables format
  doc: more consistency in environment variables format
  doc: change environment variables format
  doc: clearer rule about formatting literals

36 files changed, 224 insertions, 217 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
index 0ddd36879a..7f4769a02c 100644
--- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
+++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
@@ -526,12 +526,19 @@ Writing Documentation:
  modifying paragraphs or option/command explanations that contain options
  or commands:
 
- Literal examples (e.g. use of command-line options, command names, and
- configuration variables) are typeset in monospace, and if you can use
- `backticks around word phrases`, do so.
+ Literal examples (e.g. use of command-line options, command names,
+ configuration and environment variables) must be typeset in monospace (i.e.
+ wrapped with backticks):
    `--pretty=oneline`
    `git rev-list`
    `remote.pushDefault`
+   `GIT_DIR`
+
+ An environment variable must be prefixed with "$" only when referring to its
+ value and not when referring to the variable itself, in this case there is
+ nothing to add except the backticks:
+   `GIT_DIR` is specified
+   `$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-receive`
 
  Word phrases enclosed in `backtick characters` are rendered literally
  and will not be further expanded. The use of `backticks` to achieve the
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 2e1b2e486e..4f41840fdc 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ core.gitProxy::
 	may be set multiple times and is matched in the given order;
 	the first match wins.
 +
-Can be overridden by the 'GIT_PROXY_COMMAND' environment variable
+Can be overridden by the `GIT_PROXY_COMMAND` environment variable
 (which always applies universally, without the special "for"
 handling).
 +
@@ -478,9 +478,9 @@ false), while all other repositories are assumed to be bare (bare
 
 core.worktree::
 	Set the path to the root of the working tree.
-	If GIT_COMMON_DIR environment variable is set, core.worktree
+	If `GIT_COMMON_DIR` environment variable is set, core.worktree
 	is ignored and not used for determining the root of working tree.
-	This can be overridden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment
+	This can be overridden by the `GIT_WORK_TREE` environment
 	variable and the '--work-tree' command-line option.
 	The value can be an absolute path or relative to the path to
 	the .git directory, which is either specified by --git-dir
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ core.compression::
 	-1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression,
 	and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest.
 	If set, this provides a default to other compression variables,
-	such as 'core.looseCompression' and 'pack.compression'.
+	such as `core.looseCompression` and `pack.compression`.
 
 core.looseCompression::
 	An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
@@ -619,9 +619,9 @@ core.excludesFile::
 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'
+	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
+	`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.
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ core.notesRef::
 	notes should be printed.
 +
 This setting defaults to "refs/notes/commits", and it can be overridden by
-the 'GIT_NOTES_REF' environment variable.  See linkgit:git-notes[1].
+the `GIT_NOTES_REF` environment variable.  See linkgit:git-notes[1].
 
 core.sparseCheckout::
 	Enable "sparse checkout" feature. See section "Sparse checkout" in
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ it will be treated as a shell command.  For example, defining
 "gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD".  Note that shell commands will be
 executed from the top-level directory of a repository, which may
 not necessarily be the current directory.
-'GIT_PREFIX' is set as returned by running 'git rev-parse --show-prefix'
+`GIT_PREFIX` is set as returned by running 'git rev-parse --show-prefix'
 from the original current directory. See linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
 
 am.keepcr::
@@ -1426,18 +1426,18 @@ gitcvs.usecrlfattr::
 	treat it as text. If they suppress text conversion, the file
 	will be set with '-kb' mode, which suppresses any newline munging
 	the client might otherwise do. If the attributes do not allow
-	the file type to be determined, then 'gitcvs.allBinary' is
+	the file type to be determined, then `gitcvs.allBinary` is
 	used. See linkgit:gitattributes[5].
 
 gitcvs.allBinary::
-	This is used if 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' does not resolve
+	This is used if `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` does not resolve
 	the correct '-kb' mode to use. If true, all
 	unresolved files are sent to the client in
 	mode '-kb'. This causes the client to treat them
 	as binary files, which suppresses any newline munging it
 	otherwise might do. Alternatively, if it is set to "guess",
 	then the contents of the file are examined to decide if
-	it is binary, similar to 'core.autocrlf'.
+	it is binary, similar to `core.autocrlf`.
 
 gitcvs.dbName::
 	Database used by git-cvsserver to cache revision information
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ gitcvs.dbDriver::
 	See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
 
 gitcvs.dbUser, gitcvs.dbPass::
-	Database user and password. Only useful if setting 'gitcvs.dbDriver',
+	Database user and password. Only useful if setting `gitcvs.dbDriver`,
 	since SQLite has no concept of database users and/or passwords.
 	'gitcvs.dbUser' supports variable substitution (see
 	linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details).
@@ -1468,8 +1468,8 @@ gitcvs.dbTableNamePrefix::
 	linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details).  Any non-alphabetic
 	characters will be replaced with underscores.
 
-All gitcvs variables except for 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' and
-'gitcvs.allBinary' can also be specified as
+All gitcvs variables except for `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` and
+`gitcvs.allBinary` can also be specified as
 'gitcvs.<access_method>.<varname>' (where 'access_method'
 is one of "ext" and "pserver") to make them apply only for the given
 access method.
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ grep.patternType::
 
 grep.extendedRegexp::
 	If set to true, enable '--extended-regexp' option by default. This
-	option is ignored when the 'grep.patternType' option is set to a value
+	option is ignored when the `grep.patternType` option is set to a value
 	other than 'default'.
 
 grep.threads::
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ guitool.<name>.cmd::
 	of the linkgit:git-gui[1] `Tools` menu is invoked. This option is
 	mandatory for every tool. The command is executed from the root of
 	the working directory, and in the environment it receives the name of
-	the tool as 'GIT_GUITOOL', the name of the currently selected file as
+	the tool as `GIT_GUITOOL`, the name of the currently selected file as
 	'FILENAME', and the name of the current branch as 'CUR_BRANCH' (if
 	the head is detached, 'CUR_BRANCH' is empty).
 
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ guitool.<name>.confirm::
 
 guitool.<name>.argPrompt::
 	Request a string argument from the user, and pass it to the tool
-	through the 'ARGS' environment variable. Since requesting an
+	through the `ARGS` environment variable. Since requesting an
 	argument implies confirmation, the 'confirm' option has no effect
 	if this is enabled. If the option is set to 'true', 'yes', or '1',
 	the dialog uses a built-in generic prompt; otherwise the exact
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ guitool.<name>.argPrompt::
 
 guitool.<name>.revPrompt::
 	Request a single valid revision from the user, and set the
-	'REVISION' environment variable. In other aspects this option
+	`REVISION` environment variable. In other aspects this option
 	is similar to 'argPrompt', and can be used together with it.
 
 guitool.<name>.revUnmerged::
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ http.proxyAuthMethod::
 	only takes effect if the configured proxy string contains a user name part
 	(i.e. is of the form 'user@host' or 'user@host:port'). This can be
 	overridden on a per-remote basis; see `remote.<name>.proxyAuthMethod`.
-	Both can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_PROXY_AUTHMETHOD' environment
+	Both can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_PROXY_AUTHMETHOD` environment
 	variable.  Possible values are:
 +
 --
@@ -1731,9 +1731,9 @@ http.sslVersion::
 	- tlsv1.2
 
 +
-Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_VERSION' environment variable.
+Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_VERSION` environment variable.
 To force git to use libcurl's default ssl version and ignore any
-explicit http.sslversion option, set 'GIT_SSL_VERSION' to the
+explicit http.sslversion option, set `GIT_SSL_VERSION` to the
 empty string.
 
 http.sslCipherList::
@@ -1744,41 +1744,41 @@ http.sslCipherList::
   option; see the libcurl documentation for more details on the format
   of this list.
 +
-Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST' environment variable.
+Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST` environment variable.
 To force git to use libcurl's default cipher list and ignore any
-explicit http.sslCipherList option, set 'GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST' to the
+explicit http.sslCipherList option, set `GIT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST` to the
 empty string.
 
 http.sslVerify::
 	Whether to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
-	over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY' environment
+	over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY` environment
 	variable.
 
 http.sslCert::
 	File containing the SSL certificate when fetching or pushing
-	over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CERT' environment
+	over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_CERT` environment
 	variable.
 
 http.sslKey::
 	File containing the SSL private key when fetching or pushing
-	over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_KEY' environment
+	over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the `GIT_SSL_KEY` environment
 	variable.
 
 http.sslCertPasswordProtected::
 	Enable Git's password prompt for the SSL certificate.  Otherwise
 	OpenSSL will prompt the user, possibly many times, if the
 	certificate or private key is encrypted.  Can be overridden by the
-	'GIT_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD_PROTECTED' environment variable.
+	`GIT_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD_PROTECTED` environment variable.
 
 http.sslCAInfo::
 	File containing the certificates to verify the peer with when
 	fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the
-	'GIT_SSL_CAINFO' environment variable.
+	`GIT_SSL_CAINFO` environment variable.
 
 http.sslCAPath::
 	Path containing files with the CA certificates to verify the peer
 	with when fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden
-	by the 'GIT_SSL_CAPATH' environment variable.
+	by the `GIT_SSL_CAPATH` environment variable.
 
 http.pinnedpubkey::
 	Public key of the https service. It may either be the filename of
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ http.sslTry::
 
 http.maxRequests::
 	How many HTTP requests to launch in parallel. Can be overridden
-	by the 'GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS' environment variable. Default is 5.
+	by the `GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS` environment variable. Default is 5.
 
 http.minSessions::
 	The number of curl sessions (counted across slots) to be kept across
@@ -1817,13 +1817,13 @@ http.postBuffer::
 http.lowSpeedLimit, http.lowSpeedTime::
 	If the HTTP transfer speed is less than 'http.lowSpeedLimit'
 	for longer than 'http.lowSpeedTime' seconds, the transfer is aborted.
-	Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT' and
-	'GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME' environment variables.
+	Can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT` and
+	`GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME` environment variables.
 
 http.noEPSV::
 	A boolean which disables using of EPSV ftp command by curl.
 	This can helpful with some "poor" ftp servers which don't
-	support EPSV mode. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV'
+	support EPSV mode. Can be overridden by the `GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV`
 	environment variable. Default is false (curl will use EPSV).
 
 http.userAgent::
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ http.userAgent::
 	such as Mozilla/4.0.  This may be necessary, for instance, if
 	connecting through a firewall that restricts HTTP connections to a set
 	of common USER_AGENT strings (but not including those like git/1.7.1).
-	Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT' environment variable.
+	Can be overridden by the `GIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT` environment variable.
 
 http.<url>.*::
 	Any of the http.* options above can be applied selectively to some URLs.
@@ -2630,7 +2630,7 @@ sendemail.identity::
 	A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
 	'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
 	values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
-	the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
+	the value of `sendemail.identity`.
 
 sendemail.smtpEncryption::
 	See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description.  Note that this
@@ -2647,7 +2647,7 @@ sendemail.<identity>.*::
 	Identity-specific versions of the 'sendemail.*' parameters
 	found below, taking precedence over those when the this
 	identity is selected, through command-line or
-	'sendemail.identity'.
+	`sendemail.identity`.
 
 sendemail.aliasesFile::
 sendemail.aliasFileType::
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ sendemail.xmailer::
 	See linkgit:git-send-email[1] for description.
 
 sendemail.signedoffcc (deprecated)::
-	Deprecated alias for 'sendemail.signedoffbycc'.
+	Deprecated alias for `sendemail.signedoffbycc`.
 
 showbranch.default::
 	The default set of branches for linkgit:git-show-branch[1].
@@ -2909,17 +2909,17 @@ url.<base>.pushInsteadOf::
 
 user.email::
 	Your email address to be recorded in any newly created commits.
-	Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL', 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL', and
-	'EMAIL' environment variables.  See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
+	Can be overridden by the `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`, `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL`, and
+	`EMAIL` environment variables.  See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
 
 user.name::
 	Your full name to be recorded in any newly created commits.
-	Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME' and 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'
+	Can be overridden by the `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME` and `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`
 	environment variables.  See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
 
 user.useConfigOnly::
-	Instruct Git to avoid trying to guess defaults for 'user.email'
-	and 'user.name', and instead retrieve the values only from the
+	Instruct Git to avoid trying to guess defaults for `user.email`
+	and `user.name`, and instead retrieve the values only from the
 	configuration. For example, if you have multiple email addresses
 	and would like to use a different one for each repository, then
 	with this configuration option set to `true` in the global config
diff --git a/Documentation/date-formats.txt b/Documentation/date-formats.txt
index ccd1fc8122..35e8da2010 100644
--- a/Documentation/date-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/date-formats.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DATE FORMATS
 ------------
 
-The GIT_AUTHOR_DATE, GIT_COMMITTER_DATE environment variables
+The `GIT_AUTHOR_DATE`, `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE` environment variables
 ifdef::git-commit[]
 and the `--date` option
 endif::git-commit[]
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-config.txt b/Documentation/diff-config.txt
index d78cfc5a37..f1101c7b21 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-config.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ diff.ignoreSubmodules::
 	commands such as 'git diff-files'. 'git checkout' also honors
 	this setting when reporting uncommitted changes. Setting it to
 	'all' disables the submodule summary normally shown by 'git commit'
-	and 'git status' when 'status.submoduleSummary' is set unless it is
+	and 'git status' when `status.submoduleSummary` is set unless it is
 	overridden by using the --ignore-submodules command-line option.
 	The 'git submodule' commands are not affected by this setting.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-generate-patch.txt b/Documentation/diff-generate-patch.txt
index bcf54da82a..c91afee21c 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-generate-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-generate-patch.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ with a '-p' option, "git diff" without the '--raw' option, or
 "git log" with the "-p" option, they
 do not produce the output described above; instead they produce a
 patch file.  You can customize the creation of such patches via the
-GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF and the GIT_DIFF_OPTS environment variables.
+`GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` and the `GIT_DIFF_OPTS` environment variables.
 
 What the -p option produces is slightly different from the traditional
 diff format:
diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect-lk2009.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect-lk2009.txt
index c06efbd42a..e015f5b3cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-bisect-lk2009.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-bisect-lk2009.txt
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ skip" to do the same thing. (In fact the special exit code 125 makes
 
 Or if you want more control, you can inspect the current state using
 for example "git bisect visualize". It will launch gitk (or "git log"
-if the DISPLAY environment variable is not set) to help you find a
+if the `DISPLAY` environment variable is not set) to help you find a
 better bisection point.
 
 Either way, if you have a string of untestable commits, it might
diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
index 7e79aaedeb..d9f960b509 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ $ git bisect visualize
 
 `view` may also be used as a synonym for `visualize`.
 
-If the 'DISPLAY' environment variable is not set, 'git log' is used
+If the `DISPLAY` environment variable is not set, 'git log' is used
 instead.  You can also give command-line options such as `-p` and
 `--stat`.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index d474226eb7..e7049537d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ default::
 	Otherwise `whitespace`.
 --
 +
-The default can be changed by the 'commit.cleanup' configuration
+The default can be changed by the `commit.cleanup` configuration
 variable (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
 
 -e::
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ include::i18n.txt[]
 ENVIRONMENT AND CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
 ---------------------------------------
 The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the
-GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the
-VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR environment variable (in that
+`GIT_EDITOR` environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the
+`VISUAL` environment variable, or the `EDITOR` environment variable (in that
 order).  See linkgit:git-var[1] for details.
 
 HOOKS
diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 6843114fc0..a89c304916 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ and '--unset'. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
 
 You can override these rules either by command-line options or by environment
 variables. The '--global' and the '--system' options will limit the file used
-to the global or system-wide file respectively. The GIT_CONFIG environment
+to the global or system-wide file respectively. The `GIT_CONFIG` environment
 variable has a similar effect, but you can specify any filename you want.
 
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
index a69b3616ec..dc20275825 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Git configuration files in that directory are readable by `<user>`.
 	arguments. The external command can decide to decline the
 	service by exiting with a non-zero status (or to allow it by
 	exiting with a zero status).  It can also look at the $REMOTE_ADDR
-	and $REMOTE_PORT environment variables to learn about the
+	and `$REMOTE_PORT` environment variables to learn about the
 	requestor when making this decision.
 +
 The external command can optionally write a single line to its
diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
index 003731f6a9..bd560d38d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Filters
 The filters are applied in the order as listed below.  The <command>
 argument is always evaluated in the shell context using the 'eval' command
 (with the notable exception of the commit filter, for technical reasons).
-Prior to that, the $GIT_COMMIT environment variable will be set to contain
+Prior to that, the `$GIT_COMMIT` environment variable will be set to contain
 the id of the commit being rewritten.  Also, GIT_AUTHOR_NAME,
 GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL, GIT_AUTHOR_DATE, GIT_COMMITTER_NAME, GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL,
 and GIT_COMMITTER_DATE are taken from the current commit and exported to
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index bdeecd59e0..9624c84a65 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ output, unless the `--stdout` option is specified.
 
 If `-o` is specified, output files are created in <dir>.  Otherwise
 they are created in the current working directory. The default path
-can be set with the 'format.outputDirectory' configuration option.
+can be set with the `format.outputDirectory` configuration option.
 The `-o` option takes precedence over `format.outputDirectory`.
 To store patches in the current working directory even when
 `format.outputDirectory` points elsewhere, use `-o .`.
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the
 `--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order.  'deep'
 threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one.
 +
-The default is `--no-thread`, unless the 'format.thread' configuration
+The default is `--no-thread`, unless the `format.thread` configuration
 is set.  If `--thread` is specified without a style, it defaults to the
-style specified by 'format.thread' if any, or else `shallow`.
+style specified by `format.thread` if any, or else `shallow`.
 +
 Beware that the default for 'git send-email' is to thread emails
 itself.  If you want `git format-patch` to take care of threading, you
diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index fa1510480a..bed60f471c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ automatic consolidation of packs.
 Configuration
 -------------
 
-The optional configuration variable 'gc.reflogExpire' can be
+The optional configuration variable `gc.reflogExpire` can be
 set to indicate how long historical entries within each branch's
 reflog should remain available in this repository.  The setting is
 expressed as a length of time, for example '90 days' or '3 months'.
 It defaults to '90 days'.
 
-The optional configuration variable 'gc.reflogExpireUnreachable'
+The optional configuration variable `gc.reflogExpireUnreachable`
 can be set to indicate how long historical reflog entries which
 are not part of the current branch should remain available in
 this repository.  These types of entries are generally created as
@@ -107,30 +107,30 @@ branches:
 	reflogExpireUnreachable = 3 days
 ------------
 
-The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereResolved' indicates
+The optional configuration variable `gc.rerereResolved` indicates
 how long records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are
 kept.  This defaults to 60 days.
 
-The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereUnresolved' indicates
+The optional configuration variable `gc.rerereUnresolved` indicates
 how long records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are
 kept.  This defaults to 15 days.
 
-The optional configuration variable 'gc.packRefs' determines if
+The optional configuration variable `gc.packRefs` determines if
 'git gc' runs 'git pack-refs'. This can be set to "notbare" to enable
 it within all non-bare repos or it can be set to a boolean value.
 This defaults to true.
 
-The optional configuration variable 'gc.aggressiveWindow' controls how
+The optional configuration variable `gc.aggressiveWindow` controls how
 much time is spent optimizing the delta compression of the objects in
 the repository when the --aggressive option is specified.  The larger
 the value, the more time is spent optimizing the delta compression.  See
 the documentation for the --window' option in linkgit:git-repack[1] for
 more details.  This defaults to 250.
 
-Similarly, the optional configuration variable 'gc.aggressiveDepth'
+Similarly, the optional configuration variable `gc.aggressiveDepth`
 controls --depth option in linkgit:git-repack[1]. This defaults to 250.
 
-The optional configuration variable 'gc.pruneExpire' controls how old
+The optional configuration variable `gc.pruneExpire` controls how old
 the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned.  The
 default is "2 weeks ago".
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
index cb0f6cf678..40cfe37d00 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ grep.patternType::
 
 grep.extendedRegexp::
 	If set to true, enable '--extended-regexp' option by default. This
-	option is ignored when the 'grep.patternType' option is set to a value
+	option is ignored when the `grep.patternType` option is set to a value
 	other than 'default'.
 
 grep.threads::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt
index 3956525218..338b8d61ce 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-help.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ OPTIONS
 --man::
 	Display manual page for the command in the 'man' format. This
 	option may be used to override a value set in the
-	'help.format' configuration variable.
+	`help.format` configuration variable.
 +
 By default the 'man' program will be used to display the manual page,
-but the 'man.viewer' configuration variable may be used to choose
+but the `man.viewer` configuration variable may be used to choose
 other display programs (see below).
 
 -w::
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ other display programs (see below).
 	format. A web browser will be used for that purpose.
 +
 The web browser can be specified using the configuration variable
-'help.browser', or 'web.browser' if the former is not set. If none of
+`help.browser`, or `web.browser` if the former is not set. If none of
 these config variables is set, the 'git web{litdd}browse' helper script
 (called by 'git help') will pick a suitable default. See
 linkgit:git-web{litdd}browse[1] for more information about this.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
 help.format
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-If no command-line option is passed, the 'help.format' configuration
+If no command-line option is passed, the `help.format` configuration
 variable will be checked. The following values are supported for this
 variable; they make 'git help' behave as their corresponding command-
 line option:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ line option:
 help.browser, web.browser and browser.<tool>.path
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The 'help.browser', 'web.browser' and 'browser.<tool>.path' will also
+The `help.browser`, `web.browser` and `browser.<tool>.path` will also
 be checked if the 'web' format is chosen (either by command-line
 option or configuration variable). See '-w|--web' in the OPTIONS
 section above and linkgit:git-web{litdd}browse[1].
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ section above and linkgit:git-web{litdd}browse[1].
 man.viewer
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The 'man.viewer' configuration variable will be checked if the 'man'
+The `man.viewer` configuration variable will be checked if the 'man'
 format is chosen. The following values are currently supported:
 
 * "man": use the 'man' program as usual,
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ format is chosen. The following values are currently supported:
 tab (see 'Note about konqueror' below).
 
 Values for other tools can be used if there is a corresponding
-'man.<tool>.cmd' configuration entry (see below).
+`man.<tool>.cmd` configuration entry (see below).
 
-Multiple values may be given to the 'man.viewer' configuration
+Multiple values may be given to the `man.viewer` configuration
 variable. Their corresponding programs will be tried in the order
 listed in the configuration file.
 
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ will try to use konqueror first. But this may fail (for example, if
 DISPLAY is not set) and in that case emacs' woman mode will be tried.
 
 If everything fails, or if no viewer is configured, the viewer specified
-in the GIT_MAN_VIEWER environment variable will be tried.  If that
+in the `GIT_MAN_VIEWER` environment variable will be tried.  If that
 fails too, the 'man' program will be tried anyway.
 
 man.<tool>.path
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred man viewer by
-setting the configuration variable 'man.<tool>.path'. For example, you
+setting the configuration variable `man.<tool>.path`. For example, you
 can configure the absolute path to konqueror by setting
 'man.konqueror.path'. Otherwise, 'git help' assumes the tool is
 available in PATH.
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ available in PATH.
 man.<tool>.cmd
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-When the man viewer, specified by the 'man.viewer' configuration
+When the man viewer, specified by the `man.viewer` configuration
 variables, is not among the supported ones, then the corresponding
-'man.<tool>.cmd' configuration variable will be looked up. If this
+`man.<tool>.cmd` configuration variable will be looked up. If this
 variable exists then the specified tool will be treated as a custom
 command and a shell eval will be used to run the command with the man
 page passed as arguments.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ page passed as arguments.
 Note about konqueror
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-When 'konqueror' is specified in the 'man.viewer' configuration
+When 'konqueror' is specified in the `man.viewer` configuration
 variable, we launch 'kfmclient' to try to open the man page on an
 already opened konqueror in a new tab if possible.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
index 9268fb6b1e..bb0db195ce 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pushing using the smart HTTP protocol.
 It verifies that the directory has the magic file
 "git-daemon-export-ok", and it will refuse to export any Git directory
 that hasn't explicitly been marked for export this way (unless the
-GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL environmental variable is set).
+`GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL` environmental variable is set).
 
 By default, only the `upload-pack` service is enabled, which serves
 'git fetch-pack' and 'git ls-remote' clients, which are invoked from
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/git/private" {
 
 ENVIRONMENT
 -----------
-'git http-backend' relies upon the CGI environment variables set
+'git http-backend' relies upon the `CGI` environment variables set
 by the invoking web server, including:
 
 * PATH_INFO (if GIT_PROJECT_ROOT is set, otherwise PATH_TRANSLATED)
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ by the invoking web server, including:
 * QUERY_STRING
 * REQUEST_METHOD
 
-The GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL environmental variable may be passed to
+The `GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL` environmental variable may be passed to
 'git-http-backend' to bypass the check for the "git-daemon-export-ok"
 file in each repository before allowing export of that repository.
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL to '$\{REMOTE_USER}@http.$\{REMOTE_ADDR\}',
 ensuring that any reflogs created by 'git-receive-pack' contain some
 identifying information of the remote user who performed the push.
 
-All CGI environment variables are available to each of the hooks
+All `CGI` environment variables are available to each of the hooks
 invoked by the 'git-receive-pack'.
 
 GIT
diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt
index 6364e5dc45..9d27197de8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Only print error and warning messages; all other output will be suppressed.
 
 --bare::
 
-Create a bare repository. If GIT_DIR environment is not set, it is set to the
+Create a bare repository. If `GIT_DIR` environment is not set, it is set to the
 current working directory.
 
 --template=<template_directory>::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt b/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
index cc75b25022..e8ecdbf927 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ You may specify configuration in your .git/config
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-If the configuration variable 'instaweb.browser' is not set,
-'web.browser' will be used instead if it is defined. See
+If the configuration variable `instaweb.browser` is not set,
+`web.browser` will be used instead if it is defined. See
 linkgit:git-web{litdd}browse[1] for more information about this.
 
 SEE ALSO
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index dec379b3e2..4a6c47f843 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ mailmap.*::
 
 notes.displayRef::
 	Which refs, in addition to the default set by `core.notesRef`
-	or 'GIT_NOTES_REF', to read notes from when showing commit
+	or `GIT_NOTES_REF`, to read notes from when showing commit
 	messages with the `log` family of commands.  See
 	linkgit:git-notes[1].
 +
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ multiple times.  A warning will be issued for refs that do not exist,
 but a glob that does not match any refs is silently ignored.
 +
 This setting can be disabled by the `--no-notes` option,
-overridden by the 'GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF' environment variable,
+overridden by the `GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF` environment variable,
 and overridden by the `--notes=<ref>` option.
 
 GIT
diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
index 9c4fd6812c..02a10bc3b6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --ref <ref>::
 	Manipulate the notes tree in <ref>.  This overrides
-	'GIT_NOTES_REF' and the "core.notesRef" configuration.  The ref
+	`GIT_NOTES_REF` and the "core.notesRef" configuration.  The ref
 	specifies the full refname when it begins with `refs/notes/`; when it
 	begins with `notes/`, `refs/` and otherwise `refs/notes/` is prefixed
 	to form a full name of the ref.
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ notes.<name>.mergeStrategy::
 notes.displayRef::
 	Which ref (or refs, if a glob or specified more than once), in
 	addition to the default set by `core.notesRef` or
-	'GIT_NOTES_REF', to read notes from when showing commit
+	`GIT_NOTES_REF`, to read notes from when showing commit
 	messages with the 'git log' family of commands.
 	This setting can be overridden on the command line or by the
-	'GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF' environment variable.
+	`GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF` environment variable.
 	See linkgit:git-log[1].
 
 notes.rewrite.<command>::
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ notes.rewrite.<command>::
 	notes from the original to the rewritten commit.  Defaults to
 	`true`.  See also "`notes.rewriteRef`" below.
 +
-This setting can be overridden by the 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF'
+This setting can be overridden by the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF`
 environment variable.
 
 notes.rewriteMode::
@@ -366,33 +366,33 @@ notes.rewriteRef::
 Does not have a default value; you must configure this variable to
 enable note rewriting.
 +
-Can be overridden with the 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF' environment variable.
+Can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF` environment variable.
 
 
 ENVIRONMENT
 -----------
 
-'GIT_NOTES_REF'::
+`GIT_NOTES_REF`::
 	Which ref to manipulate notes from, instead of `refs/notes/commits`.
 	This overrides the `core.notesRef` setting.
 
-'GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF'::
+`GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF`::
 	Colon-delimited list of refs or globs indicating which refs,
 	in addition to the default from `core.notesRef` or
-	'GIT_NOTES_REF', to read notes from when showing commit
+	`GIT_NOTES_REF`, to read notes from when showing commit
 	messages.
 	This overrides the `notes.displayRef` setting.
 +
 A warning will be issued for refs that do not exist, but a glob that
 does not match any refs is silently ignored.
 
-'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE'::
+`GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE`::
 	When copying notes during a rewrite, what to do if the target
 	commit already has a note.
 	Must be one of `overwrite`, `concatenate`, `cat_sort_uniq`, or `ignore`.
 	This overrides the `core.rewriteMode` setting.
 
-'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF'::
+`GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF`::
 	When rewriting commits, which notes to copy from the original
 	to the rewritten commit.  Must be a colon-delimited list of
 	refs or globs.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
index 88ba42b455..9d4f1519e7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Submit
 ~~~~~~
 Submitting changes from a Git repository back to the p4 repository
 requires a separate p4 client workspace.  This should be specified
-using the 'P4CLIENT' environment variable or the Git configuration
+using the `P4CLIENT` environment variable or the Git configuration
 variable 'git-p4.client'.  The p4 client must exist, but the client root
 will be created and populated if it does not already exist.
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ General options
 All commands except clone accept these options.
 
 --git-dir <dir>::
-	Set the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable.  See linkgit:git[1].
+	Set the `GIT_DIR` environment variable.  See linkgit:git[1].
 
 -v::
 --verbose::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index cf6ee4a4df..19f46b64d3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ already exists on the remote side.
 	and also push annotated tags in `refs/tags` that are missing
 	from the remote but are pointing at commit-ish that are
 	reachable from the refs being pushed.  This can also be specified
-	with configuration variable 'push.followTags'.  For more
-	information, see 'push.followTags' in linkgit:git-config[1].
+	with configuration variable `push.followTags`.  For more
+	information, see `push.followTags` in linkgit:git-config[1].
 
 --[no-]signed::
 --sign=(true|false|if-asked)::
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ origin +master` to force a push to the `master` branch). See the
 	For every branch that is up to date or successfully pushed, add
 	upstream (tracking) reference, used by argument-less
 	linkgit:git-pull[1] and other commands. For more information,
-	see 'branch.<name>.merge' in linkgit:git-config[1].
+	see `branch.<name>.merge` in linkgit:git-config[1].
 
 --[no-]thin::
 	These options are passed to linkgit:git-send-pack[1]. A thin transfer
diff --git a/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt b/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt
index ff633b0db7..8cf952b4de 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ OPTIONS
 	The directory to find the quilt patches.
 +
 The default for the patch directory is patches
-or the value of the $QUILT_PATCHES environment
+or the value of the `$QUILT_PATCHES` environment
 variable.
 
 --series <file>::
 	The quilt series file.
 +
 The default for the series file is <patches>/series
-or the value of the $QUILT_SERIES environment
+or the value of the `$QUILT_SERIES` environment
 variable.
 
 GIT
diff --git a/Documentation/git-replace.txt b/Documentation/git-replace.txt
index 8fff598fd6..e5c57ae6ef 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-replace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-replace.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $ git cat-file commit foo
 
 shows information about commit 'bar'.
 
-The 'GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS' environment variable can be set to
+The `GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS` environment variable can be set to
 achieve the same effect as the `--no-replace-objects` option.
 
 OPTIONS
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index a88d18604a..d0b38b4b10 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ Composing
 
 --annotate::
 	Review and edit each patch you're about to send. Default is the value
-	of 'sendemail.annotate'. See the CONFIGURATION section for
-	'sendemail.multiEdit'.
+	of `sendemail.annotate`. See the CONFIGURATION section for
+	`sendemail.multiEdit`.
 
 --bcc=<address>,...::
 	Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
-	'sendemail.bcc'.
+	`sendemail.bcc`.
 +
 This option may be specified multiple times.
 
 --cc=<address>,...::
 	Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
-	Default is the value of 'sendemail.cc'.
+	Default is the value of `sendemail.cc`.
 +
 This option may be specified multiple times.
 
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed.
 +
 Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
 +
-See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiEdit'.
+See the CONFIGURATION section for `sendemail.multiEdit`.
 
 --from=<address>::
 	Specify the sender of the emails.  If not specified on the command line,
-	the value of the 'sendemail.from' configuration option is used.  If
-	neither the command-line option nor 'sendemail.from' are set, then the
+	the value of the `sendemail.from` configuration option is used.  If
+	neither the command-line option nor `sendemail.from` are set, then the
 	user will be prompted for the value.  The default for the prompt will be
 	the value of GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, or GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT if that is not
 	set, as returned by "git var -l".
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ is not set, this will be prompted for.
 --to=<address>,...::
 	Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this
 	will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the
-	value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
+	value of the `sendemail.to` configuration value; if that is unspecified,
 	and --to-cmd is not specified, this will be prompted for.
 +
 This option may be specified multiple times.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Note that no attempts whatsoever are made to validate the encoding.
 	can be useful when the repository contains files that contain carriage
 	returns, but makes the raw patch email file (as saved from a MUA) much
 	harder to inspect manually.  base64 is even more fool proof, but also
-	even more opaque.  Default is the value of the 'sendemail.transferEncoding'
+	even more opaque.  Default is the value of the `sendemail.transferEncoding`
 	configuration value; if that is unspecified, git will use 8bit and not
 	add a Content-Transfer-Encoding header.
 
@@ -157,20 +157,20 @@ Sending
 	subscribed to a list. In order to use the 'From' address, set the
 	value to "auto". If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
 	suitable privileges for the -f parameter.  Default is the value of the
-	'sendemail.envelopeSender' configuration variable; if that is
+	`sendemail.envelopeSender` configuration variable; if that is
 	unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
 
 --smtp-encryption=<encryption>::
 	Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'.  Any other
 	value reverts to plain SMTP.  Default is the value of
-	'sendemail.smtpEncryption'.
+	`sendemail.smtpEncryption`.
 
 --smtp-domain=<FQDN>::
 	Specifies the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) used in the
 	HELO/EHLO command to the SMTP server.  Some servers require the
 	FQDN to match your IP address.  If not set, git send-email attempts
 	to determine your FQDN automatically.  Default is the value of
-	'sendemail.smtpDomain'.
+	`sendemail.smtpDomain`.
 
 --smtp-auth=<mechanisms>::
 	Whitespace-separated list of allowed SMTP-AUTH mechanisms. This setting
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ is specified, all mechanisms supported by the SASL library can be used.
 --smtp-pass[=<password>]::
 	Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
 	argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
-	the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpPass',
+	the password. Default is the value of `sendemail.smtpPass`,
 	however '--smtp-pass' always overrides this value.
 +
 Furthermore, passwords need not be specified in configuration files
 or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with
-'--smtp-user' or a 'sendemail.smtpUser'), but no password has been
-specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtpPass'), then
+'--smtp-user' or a `sendemail.smtpUser`), but no password has been
+specified (with '--smtp-pass' or `sendemail.smtpPass`), then
 a password is obtained using 'git-credential'.
 
 --smtp-server=<host>::
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ a password is obtained using 'git-credential'.
 	`smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address).  Alternatively it can
 	specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
 	the program must support the `-i` option.  Default value can
-	be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpServer' configuration
+	be specified by the `sendemail.smtpServer` configuration
 	option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
 	`/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
 	`localhost` otherwise.
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ a password is obtained using 'git-credential'.
 	submission port 587, or the common SSL smtp port 465);
 	symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 587)
 	are also accepted. The port can also be set with the
-	'sendemail.smtpServerPort' configuration variable.
+	`sendemail.smtpServerPort` configuration variable.
 
 --smtp-server-option=<option>::
 	If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server option to use.
-	Default value can be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpServerOption'
+	Default value can be specified by the `sendemail.smtpServerOption`
 	configuration option.
 +
 The --smtp-server-option option must be repeated for each option you want
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ must be used for each option.
 	certificates concatenated together: see verify(1) -CAfile and
 	-CApath for more information on these). Set it to an empty string
 	to disable certificate verification. Defaults to the value of the
-	'sendemail.smtpsslcertpath' configuration variable, if set, or the
+	`sendemail.smtpsslcertpath` configuration variable, if set, or the
 	backing SSL library's compiled-in default otherwise (which should
 	be the best choice on most platforms).
 
 --smtp-user=<user>::
-	Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpUser';
-	if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpUser'),
+	Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of `sendemail.smtpUser`;
+	if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or `sendemail.smtpUser`),
 	then authentication is not attempted.
 
 --smtp-debug=0|1::
@@ -261,25 +261,25 @@ Automating
 	Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
 	should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
 	Output of this command must be single email address per line.
-	Default is the value of 'sendemail.ccCmd' configuration value.
+	Default is the value of `sendemail.ccCmd` configuration value.
 
 --[no-]chain-reply-to::
 	If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
 	email sent.  If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
 	the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent.  When using
 	this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
-	entire patch series. Disabled by default, but the 'sendemail.chainReplyTo'
+	entire patch series. Disabled by default, but the `sendemail.chainReplyTo`
 	configuration variable can be used to enable it.
 
 --identity=<identity>::
 	A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
 	'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
 	values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
-	the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
+	the value of `sendemail.identity`.
 
 --[no-]signed-off-by-cc::
 	If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
-	cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffbycc' configuration
+	cc list. Default is the value of `sendemail.signedoffbycc` configuration
 	value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
 
 --[no-]cc-cover::
@@ -312,13 +312,13 @@ Automating
 - 'all' will suppress all auto cc values.
 --
 +
-Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value; if
+Default is the value of `sendemail.suppresscc` configuration value; if
 that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is
 specified, as well as 'body' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
 
 --[no-]suppress-from::
 	If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
-	Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressFrom' configuration
+	Default is the value of `sendemail.suppressFrom` configuration
 	value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
 
 --[no-]thread::
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ specified, as well as 'body' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
 +
 If disabled with "--no-thread", those headers will not be added
 (unless specified with --in-reply-to).  Default is the value of the
-'sendemail.thread' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
+`sendemail.thread` configuration value; if that is unspecified,
 default to --thread.
 +
 It is up to the user to ensure that no In-Reply-To header already
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Administering
 - 'auto' is equivalent to 'cc' + 'compose'
 --
 +
-Default is the value of 'sendemail.confirm' configuration value; if that
+Default is the value of `sendemail.confirm` configuration value; if that
 is unspecified, default to 'auto' unless any of the suppress options
 have been specified, in which case default to 'compose'.
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ have been specified, in which case default to 'compose'.
 			is due to SMTP limits as described by http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt.
 --
 +
-Default is the value of 'sendemail.validate'; if this is not set,
+Default is the value of `sendemail.validate`; if this is not set,
 default to '--validate'.
 
 --force::
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ CONFIGURATION
 
 sendemail.aliasesFile::
 	To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
-	email aliases files.  You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasFileType'.
+	email aliases files.  You must also supply `sendemail.aliasFileType`.
 
 sendemail.aliasFileType::
 	Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesFile. Must be
diff --git a/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt b/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt
index 4f67c4cde6..8632612c31 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ usage::
 	die with the usage message.
 
 set_reflog_action::
-	Set GIT_REFLOG_ACTION environment to a given string (typically
+	Set `GIT_REFLOG_ACTION` environment to a given string (typically
 	the name of the program) unless it is already set.  Whenever
 	the script runs a `git` command that updates refs, a reflog
 	entry is created using the value of this string to leave the
diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
index fb23a98a17..90a70799e2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ svn-remote.<name>.rewriteUUID::
 
 svn-remote.<name>.pushurl::
 
-	Similar to Git's 'remote.<name>.pushurl', this key is designed
+	Similar to Git's `remote.<name>.pushurl`, this key is designed
 	to be used in cases where 'url' points to an SVN repository
 	via a read-only transport, to provide an alternate read/write
 	transport. It is assumed that both keys point to the same
diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index abab4814ec..4b1c1b8e5c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	order can also be affected by the
 	"versionsort.prereleaseSuffix" configuration variable.
 	The keys supported are the same as those in `git for-each-ref`.
-	Sort order defaults to the value configured for the 'tag.sort'
+	Sort order defaults to the value configured for the `tag.sort`
 	variable if it exists, or lexicographic order otherwise. See
 	linkgit:git-config[1].
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt b/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt
index 16ede5b4c3..7daa28fd94 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ CONF.VAR (from -c option) and web.browser
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The web browser can be specified using a configuration variable passed
-with the -c (or --config) command-line option, or the 'web.browser'
+with the -c (or --config) command-line option, or the `web.browser`
 configuration variable if the former is not used.
 
 browser.<tool>.path
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred browser by
-setting the configuration variable 'browser.<tool>.path'. For example,
+setting the configuration variable `browser.<tool>.path`. For example,
 you can configure the absolute path to firefox by setting
 'browser.firefox.path'. Otherwise, 'git web{litdd}browse' assumes the tool
 is available in PATH.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ browser.<tool>.cmd
 
 When the browser, specified by options or configuration variables, is
 not among the supported ones, then the corresponding
-'browser.<tool>.cmd' configuration variable will be looked up. If this
+`browser.<tool>.cmd` configuration variable will be looked up. If this
 variable exists then 'git web{litdd}browse' will treat the specified tool
 as a custom command and will use a shell eval to run the command with
 the URLs passed as arguments.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 5490d3c601..b0611eaab4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string.
 
 --git-dir=<path>::
 	Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by
-	setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute
+	setting the `GIT_DIR` environment variable. It can be an absolute
 	path or relative path to current working directory.
 
 --work-tree=<path>::
@@ -827,46 +827,46 @@ These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it
 is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above
 Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
 
-'GIT_INDEX_FILE'::
+`GIT_INDEX_FILE`::
 	This environment allows the specification of an alternate
 	index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
 	is used.
 
-'GIT_INDEX_VERSION'::
+`GIT_INDEX_VERSION`::
 	This environment variable allows the specification of an index
 	version for new repositories.  It won't affect existing index
 	files.  By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See
 	linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information.
 
-'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'::
+`GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY`::
 	If the object storage directory is specified via this
 	environment variable then the sha1 directories are created
 	underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects`
 	directory is used.
 
-'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES'::
+`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 (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
+`GIT_DIR`::
+	If the `GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it
 	specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git`
 	for the base of the repository.
 	The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value.
 
-'GIT_WORK_TREE'::
+`GIT_WORK_TREE`::
 	Set the path to the root of the working tree.
 	This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command-line
 	option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
 
-'GIT_NAMESPACE'::
+`GIT_NAMESPACE`::
 	Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details.
 	The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value.
 
-'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
+`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 (useful for
@@ -879,19 +879,19 @@ Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
 	can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the
 	subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved;
 	e.g.,
-	'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink'.
+	`GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink`.
 
-'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM'::
+`GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM`::
 	When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository
 	directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent
 	directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it
 	does not cross filesystem boundaries.  This environment variable
 	can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem
-	boundaries.  Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect
-	an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the
+	boundaries.  Like `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES`, this will not affect
+	an explicit repository directory set via `GIT_DIR` or on the
 	command line.
 
-'GIT_COMMON_DIR'::
+`GIT_COMMON_DIR`::
 	If this variable is set to a path, non-worktree files that are
 	normally in $GIT_DIR will be taken from this path
 	instead. Worktree-specific files such as HEAD or index are
@@ -902,28 +902,28 @@ Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
 
 Git Commits
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
-'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME'::
-'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL'::
-'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE'::
-'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'::
-'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'::
-'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE'::
+`GIT_AUTHOR_NAME`::
+`GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`::
+`GIT_AUTHOR_DATE`::
+`GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`::
+`GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL`::
+`GIT_COMMITTER_DATE`::
 'EMAIL'::
 	see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
 
 Git Diffs
 ~~~~~~~~~
-'GIT_DIFF_OPTS'::
+`GIT_DIFF_OPTS`::
 	Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the
 	number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created.
 	This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option
 	value passed on the Git diff command line.
 
-'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF'::
-	When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the
+`GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF`::
+	When the environment variable `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` is set, the
 	program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation
 	described above.  For a path that is added, removed, or modified,
-        'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters:
+	`GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` is called with 7 parameters:
 
 	path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode
 +
@@ -937,42 +937,42 @@ where:
 The file parameters can point at the user's working file
 (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file`
 when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the
-index).  'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the
-temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits.
+index).  `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` should not worry about unlinking the
+temporary file --- it is removed when `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` exits.
 +
-For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1
+For a path that is unmerged, `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` is called with 1
 parameter, <path>.
 +
-For each path 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called, two environment variables,
-'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER' and 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL' are set.
+For each path `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` is called, two environment variables,
+`GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER` and `GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL` are set.
 
-'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER'::
+`GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER`::
 	A 1-based counter incremented by one for every path.
 
-'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL'::
+`GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL`::
 	The total number of paths.
 
 other
 ~~~~~
-'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY'::
+`GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY`::
 	A number controlling the amount of output shown by
 	the recursive merge strategy.  Overrides merge.verbosity.
 	See linkgit:git-merge[1]
 
-'GIT_PAGER'::
+`GIT_PAGER`::
 	This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
 	to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch
 	a pager.  See also the `core.pager` option in
 	linkgit:git-config[1].
 
-'GIT_EDITOR'::
+`GIT_EDITOR`::
 	This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`.
 	It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode,
 	an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1]
 	and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1].
 
-'GIT_SSH'::
-'GIT_SSH_COMMAND'::
+`GIT_SSH`::
+`GIT_SSH_COMMAND`::
 	If either of these environment variables is set then 'git fetch'
 	and 'git push' will use the specified command instead of 'ssh'
 	when they need to connect to a remote system.
@@ -992,18 +992,18 @@ 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'::
+`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'
+	and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the `core.askPass`
 	option in linkgit:git-config[1].
 
-'GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT'::
+`GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT`::
 	If this environment variable is set to `0`, git will not prompt
 	on the terminal (e.g., when asking for HTTP authentication).
 
-'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM'::
+`GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM`::
 	Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
 	`$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file.  This environment variable can
 	be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ for further details.
 	temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while
 	waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it.
 
-'GIT_FLUSH'::
+`GIT_FLUSH`::
 	If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
 	as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',
 	'git check-attr' and 'git check-ignore' will
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ for further details.
 	not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing
 	based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not.
 
-'GIT_TRACE'::
+`GIT_TRACE`::
 	Enables general trace messages, e.g. alias expansion, built-in
 	command execution and external command execution.
 +
@@ -1043,21 +1043,21 @@ into it.
 Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
 "false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.
 
-'GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS'::
+`GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS`::
 	Enables trace messages for all accesses to any packs. For each
 	access, the pack file name and an offset in the pack is
 	recorded. This may be helpful for troubleshooting some
 	pack-related performance problems.
-	See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
+	See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
 
-'GIT_TRACE_PACKET'::
+`GIT_TRACE_PACKET`::
 	Enables trace messages for all packets coming in or out of a
 	given program. This can help with debugging object negotiation
 	or other protocol issues. Tracing is turned off at a packet
-	starting with "PACK" (but see 'GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE' below).
-	See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
+	starting with "PACK" (but see `GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE` below).
+	See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
 
-'GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE'::
+`GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE`::
 	Enables tracing of packfiles sent or received by a
 	given program. Unlike other trace output, this trace is
 	verbatim: no headers, and no quoting of binary data. You almost
@@ -1068,22 +1068,22 @@ Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
 Note that this is currently only implemented for the client side
 of clones and fetches.
 
-'GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE'::
+`GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE`::
 	Enables performance related trace messages, e.g. total execution
 	time of each Git command.
-	See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
+	See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
 
-'GIT_TRACE_SETUP'::
+`GIT_TRACE_SETUP`::
 	Enables trace messages printing the .git, working tree and current
 	working directory after Git has completed its setup phase.
-	See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
+	See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
 
-'GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW'::
+`GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW`::
 	Enables trace messages that can help debugging fetching /
 	cloning of shallow repositories.
-	See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
+	See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
 
-'GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS'::
+`GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS`::
 	Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
 	pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example,
 	running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search
@@ -1092,19 +1092,19 @@ of clones and fetches.
 	literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by
 	`git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc).
 
-'GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS'::
+`GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS`::
 	Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
 	pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic).
 
-'GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS'::
+`GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS`::
 	Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
 	pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic).
 
-'GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS'::
+`GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS`::
 	Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
 	pathspecs as case-insensitive.
 
-'GIT_REFLOG_ACTION'::
+`GIT_REFLOG_ACTION`::
 	When a ref is updated, reflog entries are created to keep
 	track of the reason why the ref was updated (which is
 	typically the name of the high-level command that updated
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ of clones and fetches.
 	variable when it is invoked as the top level command by the
 	end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog.
 
-'GIT_REF_PARANOIA'::
+`GIT_REF_PARANOIA`::
 	If set to `1`, include broken or badly named refs when iterating
 	over lists of refs. In a normal, non-corrupted repository, this
 	does nothing. However, enabling it may help git to detect and
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ of clones and fetches.
 	an operation has touched every ref (e.g., because you are
 	cloning a repository to make a backup).
 
-'GIT_ALLOW_PROTOCOL'::
+`GIT_ALLOW_PROTOCOL`::
 	If set, provide a colon-separated list of protocols which are
 	allowed to be used with fetch/push/clone. This is useful to
 	restrict recursive submodule initialization from an untrusted
diff --git a/Documentation/gitignore.txt b/Documentation/gitignore.txt
index 473623d631..63260f0056 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitignore.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitignore.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ precedence, the last matching pattern decides the outcome):
  * Patterns read from `$GIT_DIR/info/exclude`.
 
  * Patterns read from the file specified by the configuration
-   variable 'core.excludesFile'.
+   variable `core.excludesFile`.
 
 Which file to place a pattern in depends on how the pattern is meant to
 be used.
diff --git a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
index 78e0b27c18..1e8659492f 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ arguments. The first argument specifies a remote repository as in Git;
 it is either the name of a configured remote or a URL. The second
 argument specifies a URL; it is usually of the form
 '<transport>://<address>', but any arbitrary string is possible.
-The 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set up for the remote helper
+The `GIT_DIR` environment variable is set up for the remote helper
 and can be used to determine where to store additional data or from
 which directory to invoke auxiliary Git commands.
 
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ argument. If such a URL is encountered directly on the command line,
 the first argument is '<address>', and if it is encountered in a
 configured remote, the first argument is the name of that remote.
 
-Additionally, when a configured remote has 'remote.<name>.vcs' set to
+Additionally, when a configured remote has `remote.<name>.vcs` set to
 '<transport>', Git explicitly invokes 'git remote-<transport>' with
 '<name>' as the first argument. If set, the second argument is
-'remote.<name>.url'; otherwise, the second argument is omitted.
+`remote.<name>.url`; otherwise, the second argument is omitted.
 
 INPUT FORMAT
 ------------
diff --git a/Documentation/gitweb.conf.txt b/Documentation/gitweb.conf.txt
index 8a42270074..a79e350246 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitweb.conf.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitweb.conf.txt
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ $site_name::
 	Name of your site or organization, to appear in page titles.  Set it
 	to something descriptive for clearer bookmarks etc.  If this variable
 	is not set or is, then gitweb uses the value of the `SERVER_NAME`
-	CGI environment variable, setting site name to "$SERVER_NAME Git",
+	`CGI` environment variable, setting site name to "$SERVER_NAME Git",
 	or "Untitled Git" if this variable is not set (e.g. if running gitweb
 	as standalone script).
 +
diff --git a/Documentation/gitweb.txt b/Documentation/gitweb.txt
index cd9c8951b2..96156e5e1f 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitweb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitweb.txt
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ $export_auth_hook = sub {
 Per-repository gitweb configuration
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 You can configure individual repositories shown in gitweb by creating file
-in the 'GIT_DIR' of Git repository, or by setting some repo configuration
-variable (in 'GIT_DIR/config', see linkgit:git-config[1]).
+in the `GIT_DIR` of Git repository, or by setting some repo configuration
+variable (in `GIT_DIR/config`, see linkgit:git-config[1]).
 
 You can use the following files in repository:
 
diff --git a/Documentation/merge-config.txt b/Documentation/merge-config.txt
index 002ca58c21..df3ea3779b 100644
--- a/Documentation/merge-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/merge-config.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ merge.verbosity::
 	message if conflicts were detected. Level 1 outputs only
 	conflicts, 2 outputs conflicts and file changes.  Level 5 and
 	above outputs debugging information.  The default is level 2.
-	Can be overridden by the 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY' environment variable.
+	Can be overridden by the `GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY` environment variable.
 
 merge.<driver>.name::
 	Defines a human-readable name for a custom low-level
diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
index 6c67182728..e44fc8f738 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ people using 80-column terminals.
 --no-abbrev-commit::
 	Show the full 40-byte hexadecimal commit object name. This negates
 	`--abbrev-commit` and those options which imply it such as
-	"--oneline". It also overrides the 'log.abbrevCommit' variable.
+	"--oneline". It also overrides the `log.abbrevCommit` variable.
 
 --oneline::
 	This is a shorthand for "--pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ifndef::git-rev-list[]
 	on the command line.
 +
 By default, the notes shown are from the notes refs listed in the
-'core.notesRef' and 'notes.displayRef' variables (or corresponding
+`core.notesRef` and `notes.displayRef` variables (or corresponding
 environment overrides). See linkgit:git-config[1] for more details.
 +
 With an optional '<treeish>' argument, use the treeish to find the notes