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+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ git - the stupid content tracker
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path]
- [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects]
- [--bare] [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>]
+'git' [--version] [--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>]
[-c <name>=<value>]
[--help] <command> [<args>]
@@ -44,9 +44,43 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.7.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.5]
+* link:v1.7.8.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.4]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.8.4.txt[1.7.8.4],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.8.3.txt[1.7.8.3],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.8.2.txt[1.7.8.2],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.8.1.txt[1.7.8.1],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.8.txt[1.7.8].
+
+* link:v1.7.7.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.7.6]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.7.6.txt[1.7.7.6],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.7.5.txt[1.7.7.5],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.7.4.txt[1.7.7.4],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.7.3.txt[1.7.7.3],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.7.2.txt[1.7.7.2],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.7.1.txt[1.7.7.1],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.7.txt[1.7.7].
+
+* link:v1.7.6.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.6.5]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.6.5.txt[1.7.6.5],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.6.4.txt[1.7.6.4],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.6.3.txt[1.7.6.3],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt[1.7.6.2],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.6.1.txt[1.7.6.1],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.6.txt[1.7.6].
+
+* link:v1.7.5.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.5.4]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.5.4.txt[1.7.5.4],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.5.3.txt[1.7.5.3],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.5.2.txt[1.7.5.2],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.5.1.txt[1.7.5.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.5.txt[1.7.5].
* link:v1.7.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.4.5]
@@ -287,8 +321,16 @@ help ...`.
the current setting and then exit.
--html-path::
- Print the path to wherever your git HTML documentation is installed
- and exit.
+ Print the path, without trailing slash, where git's HTML
+ documentation is installed and exit.
+
+--man-path::
+ Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for
+ this version of git and exit.
+
+--info-path::
+ Print the path where the Info files documenting this
+ version of git are installed and exit.
-p::
--paginate::
@@ -313,6 +355,11 @@ help ...`.
variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a
more detailed discussion).
+--namespace=<path>::
+ Set the git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more
+ details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment
+ variable.
+
--bare::
Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR
environment is not set, it is set to the current working
@@ -506,16 +553,15 @@ Any git command accepting any <object> can also use the following
symbolic notation:
HEAD::
- indicates the head of the current branch (i.e. the
- contents of `$GIT_DIR/HEAD`).
+ indicates the head of the current branch.
<tag>::
a valid tag 'name'
- (i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/<tag>`).
+ (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference).
<head>::
a valid head 'name'
- (i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head>`).
+ (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference).
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
@@ -577,6 +623,10 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc.
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.
+
'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths.
If set, it is a list of directories that git should not chdir