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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index dba7f0c18e..254f063132 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -402,11 +402,11 @@ Git so take care if using a foreign front-end. 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`. +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 @@ -599,8 +599,8 @@ trace messages into this file descriptor. + Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this -as a file path and will try to write the trace messages -into it. +as a file path and will try to append the trace messages +to it. + Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or "false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages. @@ -858,7 +858,9 @@ Reporting Bugs Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be -subscribed to the list to send a message there. +subscribed to the list to send a message there. See the list archive +at https://public-inbox.org/git for previous bug reports and other +discussions. Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list <git-security@googlegroups.com>. |