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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index bdab261515..98b9b46b9e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -35,493 +35,6 @@ manual page gives you an overview of the command-line command syntax. A formatted and hyperlinked copy of the latest Git documentation can be viewed at `https://git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html`. -ifdef::stalenotes[] -[NOTE] -============ - -You are reading the documentation for the latest (possibly -unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master' -branch of the `git.git` repository. -Documentation for older releases are available here: - -* link:v2.11.1/git.html[documentation for release 2.11.1] - -* release notes for - link:RelNotes/2.11.1.txt[2.11.1], - link:RelNotes/2.11.0.txt[2.11]. - -* 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] - 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Including the equals but with an empty value (like `git -c -foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string. +foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which `git config +--bool` will convert to `false`. --exec-path[=<path>]:: Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed. @@ -1020,6 +534,12 @@ Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation for further details. +`GIT_SSH_VARIANT`:: + If this environment variable is set, it overrides Git's autodetection + whether `GIT_SSH`/`GIT_SSH_COMMAND`/`core.sshCommand` refer to OpenSSH, + plink or tortoiseplink. This variable overrides the config setting + `ssh.variant` that serves the same purpose. + `GIT_ASKPASS`:: If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication) @@ -1162,30 +682,20 @@ of clones and fetches. cloning a repository to make a backup). `GIT_ALLOW_PROTOCOL`:: - If set, provide a colon-separated list of protocols which are - allowed to be used with fetch/push/clone. This is useful to - restrict recursive submodule initialization from an untrusted - repository. Any protocol not mentioned will be disallowed (i.e., - this is a whitelist, not a blacklist). If the variable is not - set at all, all protocols are enabled. The protocol names - currently used by git are: - - - `file`: any local file-based path (including `file://` URLs, - or local paths) - - - `git`: the anonymous git protocol over a direct TCP - connection (or proxy, if configured) - - - `ssh`: git over ssh (including `host:path` syntax, - `ssh://`, etc). - - - `http`: git over http, both "smart http" and "dumb http". - Note that this does _not_ include `https`; if you want both, - you should specify both as `http:https`. - - - any external helpers are named by their protocol (e.g., use - `hg` to allow the `git-remote-hg` helper) - + If set to a colon-separated list of protocols, behave as if + `protocol.allow` is set to `never`, and each of the listed + protocols has `protocol.<name>.allow` set to `always` + (overriding any existing configuration). In other words, any + protocol not mentioned will be disallowed (i.e., this is a + whitelist, not a blacklist). See the description of + `protocol.allow` in linkgit:git-config[1] for more details. + +`GIT_PROTOCOL_FROM_USER`:: + Set to 0 to prevent protocols used by fetch/push/clone which are + configured to the `user` state. This is useful to restrict recursive + submodule initialization from an untrusted repository or for programs + which feed potentially-untrusted URLS to git commands. See + linkgit:git-config[1] for more details. Discussion[[Discussion]] ------------------------ |