branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
+* link:v2.0.5/git.html[documentation for release 2.0.5]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/2.0.5.txt[2.0.5],
+ link:RelNotes/2.0.4.txt[2.0.4],
+ link:RelNotes/2.0.3.txt[2.0.3],
+ link:RelNotes/2.0.2.txt[2.0.2],
+ link:RelNotes/2.0.1.txt[2.0.1],
+ link:RelNotes/2.0.0.txt[2.0.0].
+
+* link:v1.9.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.9.5]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.9.5.txt[1.9.5],
+ link:RelNotes/1.9.4.txt[1.9.4],
+ link:RelNotes/1.9.3.txt[1.9.3],
+ link:RelNotes/1.9.2.txt[1.9.2],
+ link:RelNotes/1.9.1.txt[1.9.1],
+ link:RelNotes/1.9.0.txt[1.9.0].
+
* link:v1.8.5.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.5.6]
* release notes for
index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
is used.
+'GIT_INDEX_VERSION'::
+ This environment variable allows the specification of an index
+ version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index
+ files. By default index file version [23] is used.
+
'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'::
If the object storage directory is specified via this
environment variable then the sha1 directories are created
+
For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1
parameter, <path>.
++
+For each path 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called, two environment variables,
+'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER' and 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL' are set.
+
+'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER'::
+ A 1-based counter incremented by one for every path.
+
+'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL'::
+ The total number of paths.
other
~~~~~
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Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio
C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list
-<git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.ohloh.net/p/git/contributors/summary
+<git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.openhub.net/p/git/contributors/summary
gives you a more complete list of contributors.
If you have a clone of git.git itself, the