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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index b1597ac002..b0672bd806 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -110,9 +110,23 @@ foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which `git config Do not pipe Git output into a pager. --git-dir=<path>:: - Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by - setting the `GIT_DIR` environment variable. It can be an absolute - path or relative path to current working directory. + Set the path to the repository (".git" directory). This can also be + controlled by setting the `GIT_DIR` environment variable. It can be + an absolute path or relative path to current working directory. ++ +Specifying the location of the ".git" directory using this +option (or `GIT_DIR` environment variable) turns off the +repository discovery that tries to find a directory with +".git" subdirectory (which is how the repository and the +top-level of the working tree are discovered), and tells Git +that you are at the top level of the working tree. If you +are not at the top-level directory of the working tree, you +should tell Git where the top-level of the working tree is, +with the `--work-tree=<path>` option (or `GIT_WORK_TREE` +environment variable) ++ +If you just want to run git as if it was started in `<path>` then use +`git -C <path>`. --work-tree=<path>:: Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path @@ -482,13 +496,36 @@ double-quotes and respecting backslash escapes. E.g., the value Git Commits ~~~~~~~~~~~ `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME`:: + The human-readable name used in the author identity when creating commit or + tag objects, or when writing reflogs. Overrides the `user.name` and + `author.name` configuration settings. + `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`:: + The email address used in the author identity when creating commit or + tag objects, or when writing reflogs. Overrides the `user.email` and + `author.email` configuration settings. + `GIT_AUTHOR_DATE`:: + The date used for the author identity when creating commit or tag objects, or + when writing reflogs. See linkgit:git-commit[1] for valid formats. + `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`:: + The human-readable name used in the committer identity when creating commit or + tag objects, or when writing reflogs. Overrides the `user.name` and + `committer.name` configuration settings. + `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL`:: + The email address used in the author identity when creating commit or + tag objects, or when writing reflogs. Overrides the `user.email` and + `committer.email` configuration settings. + `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE`:: -'EMAIL':: - see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] + The date used for the committer identity when creating commit or tag objects, or + when writing reflogs. See linkgit:git-commit[1] for valid formats. + +`EMAIL`:: + The email address used in the author and committer identities if no other + relevant environment variable or configuration setting has been set. Git Diffs ~~~~~~~~~ |