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+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -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
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ page to learn what commands Git offers. You can learn more about
individual Git commands with "git help command". linkgit:gitcli[7]
manual page gives you an overview of the command-line command syntax.
-Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest Git documentation
-can be viewed at `http://git-htmldocs.googlecode.com/git/git.html`.
+A formatted and hyperlinked copy of the latest Git documentation
+can be viewed at `https://git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html`.
ifdef::stalenotes[]
[NOTE]
@@ -43,9 +44,19 @@ unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v2.9.0/git.html[documentation for release 2.9]
+* link:v2.10.2/git.html[documentation for release 2.10.2]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/2.10.2.txt[2.10.2],
+ link:RelNotes/2.10.1.txt[2.10.1],
+ link:RelNotes/2.10.0.txt[2.10].
+
+* link:v2.9.3/git.html[documentation for release 2.9.3]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/2.9.3.txt[2.9.3],
+ link:RelNotes/2.9.2.txt[2.9.2],
+ link:RelNotes/2.9.1.txt[2.9.1],
link:RelNotes/2.9.0.txt[2.9].
* link:v2.8.4/git.html[documentation for release 2.8.4]
@@ -513,7 +524,7 @@ OPTIONS
--help::
Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used
- commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all
+ commands. If the option `--all` or `-a` is given then all
available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this
option will bring up the manual page for that command.
+
@@ -593,6 +604,11 @@ 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
@@ -855,16 +871,16 @@ Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
If the `GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it
specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git`
for the base of the repository.
- The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value.
+ The `--git-dir` command-line option also sets this value.
`GIT_WORK_TREE`::
Set the path to the root of the working tree.
- This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command-line
+ This can also be controlled by the `--work-tree` command-line
option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
`GIT_NAMESPACE`::
Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details.
- The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value.
+ The `--namespace` command-line option also sets this value.
`GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES`::
This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If
@@ -979,7 +995,7 @@ other
The command will be given exactly two or four arguments: the
'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the shell
command to execute on that remote system, optionally preceded by
- '-p' (literally) and the 'port' from the URL when it specifies
+ `-p` (literally) and the 'port' from the URL when it specifies
something other than the default SSH port.
+
`$GIT_SSH_COMMAND` takes precedence over `$GIT_SSH`, and is interpreted