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diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt index 0e9351d3cb..4b4cc5c5e8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt @@ -346,6 +346,22 @@ GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM:: See also <<FILES>>. +GIT_CONFIG_COUNT:: +GIT_CONFIG_KEY_<n>:: +GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_<n>:: + If GIT_CONFIG_COUNT is set to a positive number, all environment pairs + GIT_CONFIG_KEY_<n> and GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_<n> up to that number will be + added to the process's runtime configuration. The config pairs are + zero-indexed. Any missing key or value is treated as an error. An empty + GIT_CONFIG_COUNT is treated the same as GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=0, namely no + pairs are processed. These environment variables will override values + in configuration files, but will be overridden by any explicit options + passed via `git -c`. ++ +This is useful for cases where you want to spawn multiple git commands +with a common configuration but cannot depend on a configuration file, +for example when writing scripts. + [[EXAMPLES]] EXAMPLES |