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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 95fe6f31b4..abace9eac2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -898,6 +898,21 @@ for full details. Contains a colon ':' separated list of keys with optional values 'key[=value]'. Presence of unknown keys and values must be ignored. ++ +Note that servers may need to be configured to allow this variable to +pass over some transports. It will be propagated automatically when +accessing local repositories (i.e., `file://` or a filesystem path), as +well as over the `git://` protocol. For git-over-http, it should work +automatically in most configurations, but see the discussion in +linkgit:git-http-backend[1]. For git-over-ssh, the ssh server may need +to be configured to allow clients to pass this variable (e.g., by using +`AcceptEnv GIT_PROTOCOL` with OpenSSH). ++ +This configuration is optional. If the variable is not propagated, then +clients will fall back to the original "v0" protocol (but may miss out +on some performance improvements or features). This variable currently +only affects clones and fetches; it is not yet used for pushes (but may +be in the future). `GIT_OPTIONAL_LOCKS`:: If set to `0`, Git will complete any requested operation without |