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diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt index fb77ca3a57..0926dc12ba 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-help.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt @@ -47,27 +47,9 @@ OPTIONS + The web browser can be specified using the configuration variable 'help.browser', or 'web.browser' if the former is not set. If none of -these config variables is set, the 'git-help--browse' helper script -(called by 'git-help') will pick a suitable default. -+ -You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred browser by -setting the configuration variable 'browser.<tool>.path'. For example, -you can configure the absolute path to firefox by setting -'browser.firefox.path'. Otherwise, 'git-help--browse' assumes the tool -is available in PATH. -+ -Note that the script tries, as much as possible, to display the HTML -page in a new tab on an already opened browser. -+ -The following browsers are currently supported by 'git-help--browse': -+ -* firefox (this is the default under X Window when not using KDE) -* iceweasel -* konqueror (this is the default under KDE) -* w3m (this is the default outside X Window) -* links -* lynx -* dillo +these config variables is set, the 'git-web--browse' helper script +(called by 'git-help') will pick a suitable default. See +linkgit:git-web--browse[1] for more information about this. CONFIGURATION VARIABLES ----------------------- @@ -84,7 +66,7 @@ line option: 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. +section above and linkgit:git-web--browse[1]. Note that these configuration variables should probably be set using the '--global' flag, for example like this: |