Merge branch 'as/sparse-checkout-removal'

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 35bd3b58b88b1ace362dfd65960a9357cd1e0cb0..f87d3325f8b7bc02c7bfa74b6d242bd3d72af240 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -43,9 +43,15 @@ unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v2.4.6/git.html[documentation for release 2.4.6]
+* link:v2.5.0/git.html[documentation for release 2.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/2.5.0.txt[2.5],
+
+* link:v2.4.7/git.html[documentation for release 2.4.7]
+
+* release notes for
+  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],
@@ -840,6 +846,15 @@ 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'::
@@ -994,9 +1009,20 @@ 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.