branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.5.2.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.4]
+* link:v1.5.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.5]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5],
link:RelNotes-1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4],
link:RelNotes-1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3],
link:RelNotes-1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2],
See gitlink:git-merge[1]
'GIT_PAGER'::
- This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`.
+ This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
+ to an empty string or to the value "cat", git will not launch
+ a pager.
+
+'GIT_SSH'::
+ If this environment variable is set then gitlink:git-fetch[1]
+ and gitlink:git-push[1] 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
+ shell command to execute on that remote system.
++
+To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH
+you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script,
+then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script.
++
+Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your
+personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation
+for further details.
'GIT_FLUSH'::
If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such