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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 9c75617051..a2596dc734 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -1027,6 +1027,17 @@ 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). + Discussion[[Discussion]] ------------------------ |