Merge branch 'jc/rev-list-ancestry-path'

diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index f68b198205d3a4d808ce58e6b0ac03e70bb160a4..543dd64a468a8e96daf7c97d9c52264ce426db65 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset.  If
 you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
 prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <<EXAMPLES>>).
 
-The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make
-'git-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
+The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', to make
+'git config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
 convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
-a "true" or "false" string for bool).  If no type specifier is passed,
-no checks or transformations are performed on the value.
+a "true" or "false" string for bool), or '--path', which does some
+path expansion (see '--path' below).  If no type specifier is passed, no
+checks or transformations are performed on the value.
 
 The file-option can be one of '--system', '--global' or '--file'
 which specify where the values will be read from or written to.
@@ -124,18 +125,25 @@ See also <<FILES>>.
        List all variables set in config file.
 
 --bool::
-       'git-config' will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
+       'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
 
 --int::
-       'git-config' will ensure that the output is a simple
+       'git config' will ensure that the output is a simple
        decimal number.  An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
        in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
        by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
 
 --bool-or-int::
-       'git-config' will ensure that the output matches the format of
+       'git config' will ensure that the output matches the format of
        either --bool or --int, as described above.
 
+--path::
+       'git-config' will expand leading '{tilde}' to the value of
+       '$HOME', and '{tilde}user' to the home directory for the
+       specified user.  This option has no effect when setting the
+       value (but you can use 'git config bla {tilde}/' from the
+       command line to let your shell do the expansion).
+
 -z::
 --null::
        For all options that output values and/or keys, always
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ FILES
 -----
 
 If not set explicitly with '--file', there are three files where
-'git-config' will search for configuration options:
+'git config' will search for configuration options:
 
 $GIT_DIR/config::
        Repository specific configuration file. (The filename is
@@ -190,12 +198,12 @@ $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
 If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
 files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
 file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration
-file is not available or readable, 'git-config' will exit with a non-zero
+file is not available or readable, 'git config' will exit with a non-zero
 error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
 
 All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
 configuration file. Note that this also affects options like '--replace-all'
-and '--unset'. *'git-config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
+and '--unset'. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
 
 You can override these rules either by command line options or by environment
 variables. The '--global' and the '--system' options will limit the file used