'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path]
[-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects]
[--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE]
+ [-c name=value]
[--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
DESCRIPTION
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
+* link:v1.7.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.7.1.txt[1.7.1].
+
+* link:v1.7.0.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.6]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.7.0.6.txt[1.7.0.6],
+ link:RelNotes-1.7.0.5.txt[1.7.0.5],
+ link:RelNotes-1.7.0.4.txt[1.7.0.4],
+ link:RelNotes-1.7.0.3.txt[1.7.0.3],
+ link:RelNotes-1.7.0.2.txt[1.7.0.2],
+ link:RelNotes-1.7.0.1.txt[1.7.0.1],
+ link:RelNotes-1.7.0.txt[1.7.0].
+
* link:v1.6.6.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.6.2]
* release notes for
because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
help ...`.
+-c <name>=<value>::
+ Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value
+ given will override values from configuration files.
+ The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
+ 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
+
--exec-path::
Path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
-p::
--paginate::
- Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER).
+ Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard
+ output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>`
+ configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section
+ below).
--no-pager::
Do not pipe git output into a pager.
------------
Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
-their operation accordingly.
+their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
+list.
Identifier Terminology
a GIT_DIR set on the command line or in the environment.
(Useful for excluding slow-loading network directories.)
+'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM'::
+ When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository
+ directory, git tries to find such a directory in the parent
+ directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it
+ does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable
+ can be set to true to tell git not to stop at filesystem
+ boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect
+ an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the
+ command line.
+
git Commits
~~~~~~~~~~~
'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME'::
linkgit:git-config[1].
'GIT_SSH'::
- If this environment variable is set then 'git-fetch'
- and 'git-push' will use this command instead
+ If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch'
+ and 'git push' will use this command instead
of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system.
The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments:
the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the
'GIT_FLUSH'::
If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
- as 'git-blame' (in incremental mode), 'git-rev-list', 'git-log',
- and 'git-whatchanged' will force a flush of the output stream
+ as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',
+ and 'git whatchanged' will force a flush of the output stream
after each commit-oriented record have been flushed. If this
variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done
using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is