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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt | 14 |
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 036e61e2f6..917ef5b4fe 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -670,11 +670,14 @@ gitcvs.usecrlfattr then 'gitcvs.allbinary' is used. See linkgit:gitattribute[5]. gitcvs.allbinary:: - If true, all files not otherwise specified using - 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' and an explicitly set or unset `crlf` - attribute are sent to the client in mode '-kb'. This - causes the client to treat them as binary files which - suppresses any newline munging it otherwise might do. + This is used if 'gitcvs.usecrlfattr' does not resolve + the correct '-kb' mode to use. If true, all + unresolved files are sent to the client in + mode '-kb'. This causes the client to treat them + as binary files, which suppresses any newline munging it + otherwise might do. Alternatively, if it is set to "guess", + then the contents of the file are examined to decide if + it is binary, similar to 'core.autocrlf'. gitcvs.dbname:: Database used by git-cvsserver to cache revision information diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt index 4888b8604d..cd0685ea67 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt @@ -311,17 +311,23 @@ to crlf conversion on some platforms. You can make the server use `crlf` attributes to set the '-k' modes for files by setting the `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` config variable. In this case, if `crlf` is explicitly unset ('-crlf'), then the -will set '-kb' mode, for binary files. If it `crlf` is set, +server will set '-kb' mode for binary files. If `crlf` is set, then the '-k' mode will explicitly be left blank. See also linkgit:gitattributes[5] for more information about the `crlf` attribute. Alternatively, if `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` config is not enabled or if the `crlf` attribute is unspecified for a filename, then -the server uses the `gitcvs.allbinary` for the default setting. -If `gitcvs.allbinary` is set, then the files not otherwise +the server uses the `gitcvs.allbinary` config for the default setting. +If `gitcvs.allbinary` is set, then file not otherwise specified will default to '-kb' mode. Otherwise the '-k' mode -is left blank. +is left blank. But if `gitcvs.allbinary` is set to "guess", then +the correct '-k' mode will be guessed based on the contents of +the file. + +For best consistency with cvs, it is probably best to override the +defaults by setting `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` to true, +and `gitcvs.allbinary` to "guess". Dependencies ------------ |