`EDITOR` environment variables and then finally `vi`.
core.pager::
- The command that git will use to paginate output. Can be overridden
- with the `GIT_PAGER` environment variable.
+ The command that git will use to paginate output. Can
+ be overridden with the `GIT_PAGER` environment
+ variable. Note that git sets the `LESS` environment
+ variable to `FRSX` if it is unset when it runs the
+ pager. One can change these settings by setting the
+ `LESS` variable to some other value or by giving the
+ `core.pager` option a value such as "`less -+FRSX`".
core.whitespace::
A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to
Path to a log file where the CVS server interface well... logs
various stuff. See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
-gitcvs.usecrlfattr
+gitcvs.usecrlfattr::
If true, the server will look up the `crlf` attribute for
files to determine the '-k' modes to use. If `crlf` is set,
the '-k' mode will be left blank, so cvs clients will
linkgit:git-repack[1].
pager.<cmd>::
- Allows to set your own pager preferences for each command, overriding
- the default. If `\--pager` or `\--no-pager` is specified on the command
- line, it takes precedence over this option.
+ Allows turning on or off pagination of the output of a
+ particular git subcommand when writing to a tty. If
+ `\--paginate` or `\--no-pager` is specified on the command line,
+ it takes precedence over this option. To disable pagination for
+ all commands, set `core.pager` or 'GIT_PAGER' to "`cat`".
pull.octopus::
The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches