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@@ -43,6 +43,53 @@ unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
+* link:v2.6.3/git.html[documentation for release 2.6.3]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/2.6.3.txt[2.6.3],
+ link:RelNotes/2.6.2.txt[2.6.2],
+ link:RelNotes/2.6.1.txt[2.6.1],
+ link:RelNotes/2.6.0.txt[2.6].
+
+* link:v2.5.4/git.html[documentation for release 2.5.4]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/2.5.4.txt[2.5.4],
+ link:RelNotes/2.5.3.txt[2.5.3],
+ link:RelNotes/2.5.2.txt[2.5.2],
+ link:RelNotes/2.5.1.txt[2.5.1],
+ link:RelNotes/2.5.0.txt[2.5].
+
+* link:v2.4.10/git.html[documentation for release 2.4.10]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.10.txt[2.4.10],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.9.txt[2.4.9],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.8.txt[2.4.8],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.7.txt[2.4.7],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.6.txt[2.4.6],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.5.txt[2.4.5],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.4.txt[2.4.4],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.3.txt[2.4.3],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.2.txt[2.4.2],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.1.txt[2.4.1],
+ link:RelNotes/2.4.0.txt[2.4].
+
+* link:v2.3.10/git.html[documentation for release 2.3.10]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.10.txt[2.3.10],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.9.txt[2.3.9],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.8.txt[2.3.8],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.7.txt[2.3.7],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.6.txt[2.3.6],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.5.txt[2.3.5],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.4.txt[2.3.4],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.3.txt[2.3.3],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.2.txt[2.3.2],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.1.txt[2.3.1],
+ link:RelNotes/2.3.0.txt[2.3].
+
* link:v2.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 2.2.3]
* release notes for
@@ -751,7 +798,7 @@ The Git Repository
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it
is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above
-Git so take care if using Cogito etc.
+Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
'GIT_INDEX_FILE'::
This environment allows the specification of an alternate
@@ -761,7 +808,8 @@ Git so take care if using Cogito etc.
'GIT_INDEX_VERSION'::
This environment variable allows the specification of an index
version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index
- files. By default index file version [23] is used.
+ files. By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See
+ linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information.
'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'::
If the object storage directory is specified via this
@@ -816,6 +864,15 @@ Git so take care if using Cogito etc.
an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the
command line.
+'GIT_COMMON_DIR'::
+ If this variable is set to a path, non-worktree files that are
+ normally in $GIT_DIR will be taken from this path
+ instead. Worktree-specific files such as HEAD or index are
+ taken from $GIT_DIR. See linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] and
+ linkgit:git-worktree[1] for
+ details. This variable has lower precedence than other path
+ variables such as GIT_INDEX_FILE, GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY...
+
Git Commits
~~~~~~~~~~~
'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME'::
@@ -888,19 +945,21 @@ other
and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1].
'GIT_SSH'::
- If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch'
- and 'git push' will use this command instead
- of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system.
- The '$GIT_SSH' 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 something other
- than the default SSH port.
+'GIT_SSH_COMMAND'::
+ If either of these environment variables is set then 'git fetch'
+ and 'git push' will use the specified command instead of 'ssh'
+ when they need to connect to a remote system.
+ 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
+ something other than the default SSH port.
+
-To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH
-you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script,
-then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script.
+`$GIT_SSH_COMMAND` takes precedence over `$GIT_SSH`, and is interpreted
+by the shell, which allows additional arguments to be included.
+`$GIT_SSH` on the other hand must be just the path to a program
+(which can be a wrapper shell script, if additional arguments are
+needed).
+
Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your
personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation
@@ -910,9 +969,13 @@ for further details.
If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to
acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
will call this program with a suitable prompt as command-line argument
- and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass'
+ and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askPass'
option in linkgit:git-config[1].
+'GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT'::
+ If this environment variable is set to `0`, git will not prompt
+ on the terminal (e.g., when asking for HTTP authentication).
+
'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM'::
Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
`$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can
@@ -964,9 +1027,20 @@ Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
Enables trace messages for all packets coming in or out of a
given program. This can help with debugging object negotiation
or other protocol issues. Tracing is turned off at a packet
- starting with "PACK".
+ starting with "PACK" (but see 'GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE' below).
See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
+'GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE'::
+ Enables tracing of packfiles sent or received by a
+ given program. Unlike other trace output, this trace is
+ verbatim: no headers, and no quoting of binary data. You almost
+ certainly want to direct into a file (e.g.,
+ `GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE=/tmp/my.pack`) rather than displaying it on
+ the terminal or mixing it with other trace output.
++
+Note that this is currently only implemented for the client side
+of clones and fetches.
+
'GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE'::
Enables performance related trace messages, e.g. total execution
time of each Git command.
@@ -982,7 +1056,7 @@ Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
cloning of shallow repositories.
See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
-GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS::
+'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
@@ -991,15 +1065,15 @@ GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS::
literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by
`git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc).
-GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS::
+'GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS'::
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic).
-GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS::
+'GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS'::
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic).
-GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS::
+'GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS'::
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
pathspecs as case-insensitive.
@@ -1013,6 +1087,44 @@ GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS::
variable when it is invoked as the top level command by the
end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog.
+'GIT_REF_PARANOIA'::
+ If set to `1`, include broken or badly named refs when iterating
+ over lists of refs. In a normal, non-corrupted repository, this
+ does nothing. However, enabling it may help git to detect and
+ abort some operations in the presence of broken refs. Git sets
+ this variable automatically when performing destructive
+ operations like linkgit:git-prune[1]. You should not need to set
+ it yourself unless you want to be paranoid about making sure
+ an operation has touched every ref (e.g., because you are
+ 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,
+ `git+ssh://`, etc).
+
+ - `rsync`: git over rsync
+
+ - `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)
+
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