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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index d1de85778c..bf8f911e1f 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -160,9 +160,10 @@ advice.*:: it resulted in a non-fast-forward error. statusHints:: Show directions on how to proceed from the current - state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1] and in + state in the output of linkgit:git-status[1], in the template shown when writing commit messages in - linkgit:git-commit[1]. + linkgit:git-commit[1], and in the help message shown + by linkgit:git-checkout[1] when switching branch. commitBeforeMerge:: Advice shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to merge to avoid overwriting local changes. @@ -538,14 +539,14 @@ core.pager:: `LESS` variable to some other value. Alternately, these settings can be overridden on a project or global basis by setting the `core.pager` option. - Setting `core.pager` has no affect on the `LESS` + Setting `core.pager` has no effect on the `LESS` environment variable behaviour above, so if you want to override git's default settings this way, you need to be explicit. For example, to disable the S option in a backward compatible manner, set `core.pager` - to `less -+$LESS -FRX`. This will be passed to the - shell by git, which will translate the final command to - `LESS=FRSX less -+FRSX -FRX`. + to `less -+S`. This will be passed to the shell by + git, which will translate the final command to + `LESS=FRSX less -+S`. core.whitespace:: A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to |