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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index fbdd2a5a6a..555250dfa0 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master' branch of the `git.git` repository. Documentation for older releases are available here: +* link:v1.8.1.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.1.1] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.8.1.1.txt[1.8.1.1], + link:RelNotes/1.8.1.txt[1.8.1]. + +* link:v1.8.0.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.0.3] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.8.0.3.txt[1.8.0.3], + link:RelNotes/1.8.0.2.txt[1.8.0.2], + link:RelNotes/1.8.0.1.txt[1.8.0.1], + link:RelNotes/1.8.0.txt[1.8.0]. + * link:v1.7.12.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.12.4] * release notes for @@ -415,6 +429,11 @@ help ...`. Do not use replacement refs to replace git objects. See linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information. +--literal-pathspecs:: + Treat pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. This is + equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment + variable to `1`. + GIT COMMANDS ------------ @@ -643,6 +662,7 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc. 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. 'GIT_WORK_TREE':: Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be @@ -758,6 +778,14 @@ for further details. and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass' option in linkgit:git-config[1]. +'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM':: + Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide + `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can + be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a + predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it + temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while + waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it. + 'GIT_FLUSH':: If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log', @@ -782,6 +810,16 @@ for further details. as a file path and will try to write the trace messages into it. +GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS:: + Setting this variable to `1` will cause git to treat all + pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example, + running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search + for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the + glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding + literal paths to git (e.g., paths previously given to you by + `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc). + + Discussion[[Discussion]] ------------------------ @@ -862,8 +900,10 @@ Authors ------- Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the git mailing list -<git@vger.kernel.org>. For a more complete list of contributors, see -http://git-scm.com/about. If you have a clone of git.git itself, the +<git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.ohloh.net/p/git/contributors/summary +gives you a more complete list of contributors. + +If you have a clone of git.git itself, the output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you the authors for specific parts of the project. |