Merge branch 'jk/add-e-doc' into maint

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index d82c0da2cf470dbfe7936762d4645b7509647177..3fd4b626fa84deb317709f11782534f36df36033 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -548,9 +548,13 @@ core.sparseCheckout::
        linkgit:git-read-tree[1] for more information.
 
 add.ignore-errors::
+add.ignoreErrors::
        Tells 'git add' to continue adding files when some files cannot be
        added due to indexing errors. Equivalent to the '--ignore-errors'
-       option of linkgit:git-add[1].
+       option of linkgit:git-add[1].  Older versions of git accept only
+       `add.ignore-errors`, which does not follow the usual naming
+       convention for configuration variables.  Newer versions of git
+       honor `add.ignoreErrors` as well.
 
 alias.*::
        Command aliases for the linkgit:git[1] command wrapper - e.g.
@@ -1466,6 +1470,10 @@ pack.compression::
        not set,  defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
        compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
        to level 6)."
++
+Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress
+all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
+to linkgit:git-repack[1].
 
 pack.deltaCacheSize::
        The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in
@@ -1550,12 +1558,12 @@ push.default::
        no refspec is implied by any of the options given on the command
        line. Possible values are:
 +
-* `nothing` do not push anything.
-* `matching` push all matching branches.
+* `nothing` - do not push anything.
+* `matching` - push all matching branches.
   All branches having the same name in both ends are considered to be
   matching. This is the default.
-* `tracking` push the current branch to its upstream branch.
-* `current` push the current branch to a branch of the same name.
+* `tracking` - push the current branch to its upstream branch.
+* `current` - push the current branch to a branch of the same name.
 
 rebase.stat::
        Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last
@@ -1755,9 +1763,9 @@ status.showUntrackedFiles::
        the untracked files. Possible values are:
 +
 --
-       - 'no'     - Show no untracked files
-       - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories
-       - 'all'    - Shows also individual files in untracked directories.
+* `no` - Show no untracked files.
+* `normal` - Show untracked files and directories.
+* `all` - Show also individual files in untracked directories.
 --
 +
 If this variable is not specified, it defaults to 'normal'.