branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.5.6.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.6.2]
+* link:v1.6.0.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.0.2]
* release notes for
- link:RelNotes-1.5.6.2.txt[1.5.6.2].
- link:RelNotes-1.5.6.1.txt[1.5.6.1].
+ link:RelNotes-1.6.0.2.txt[1.6.0.2],
+ link:RelNotes-1.6.0.1.txt[1.6.0.1],
+ link:RelNotes-1.6.0.txt[1.6.0].
+
+* link:v1.5.6.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.6.5]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.6.5.txt[1.5.6.5],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt[1.5.6.4],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.6.3.txt[1.5.6.3],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.6.2.txt[1.5.6.2],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.6.1.txt[1.5.6.1],
link:RelNotes-1.5.6.txt[1.5.6].
* link:v1.5.5.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.5.4]
+
Other options are available to control how the manual page is
displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
-because 'git --help ...' is converted internally into 'git
-help ...'.
+because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
+help ...`.
--exec-path::
Path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line
option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
+'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
+ This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths.
+ If set, it is a list of directories that git should not chdir
+ up into while looking for a repository directory.
+ It will not exclude the current working directory or
+ a GIT_DIR set on the command line or in the environment.
+ (Useful for excluding slow-loading network directories.)
+
git Commits
~~~~~~~~~~~
'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME'::
'GIT_PAGER'::
This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
to an empty string or to the value "cat", git will not launch
- a pager.
+ a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in
+ linkgit:git-config[1].
'GIT_SSH'::
If this environment variable is set then 'git-fetch'
and 'git-push' will use this command instead
- of `ssh` when they need to connect to a remote system.
+ of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system.
The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments:
the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the
shell command to execute on that remote system.
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
-linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
+link:everyday.html[Everyday Git], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]