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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]
[-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]
[--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]
+ [--super-prefix=<path>]
<command> [<args>]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
+* link:v2.11.2/git.html[documentation for release 2.11.2]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/2.11.2.txt[2.11.2],
+ link:RelNotes/2.11.1.txt[2.11.1],
+ link:RelNotes/2.11.0.txt[2.11].
+
* link:v2.10.3/git.html[documentation for release 2.10.3]
* release notes for
@@ -611,6 +619,11 @@ foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string.
details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment
variable.
+--super-prefix=<path>::
+ Currently for internal use only. Set a prefix which gives a path from
+ above a repository down to its root. One use is to give submodules
+ context about the superproject that invoked it.
+
--bare::
Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR
environment is not set, it is set to the current working
@@ -868,6 +881,12 @@ Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
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.
++
+ Entries that begin with `"` (double-quote) will be interpreted
+ as C-style quoted paths, removing leading and trailing
+ double-quotes and respecting backslash escapes. E.g., the value
+ `"path-with-\"-and-:-in-it":vanilla-path` has two paths:
+ `path-with-"-and-:-in-it` and `vanilla-path`.
`GIT_DIR`::
If the `GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it