branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
+* link:v1.7.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.3.txt[1.7.3].
+
* link:v1.7.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.3]
* release notes for
personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation
for further details.
+'GIT_ASKPASS'::
+ If this environment variable is set, then git commands which need to
+ acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
+ will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument
+ and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass'
+ option in linkgit:git-config[1].
+
'GIT_FLUSH'::
If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',