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| author | Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> | 2012-10-14 01:53:59 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2012-10-14 10:14:46 -0700 |
| commit | e8ef401cd0ff5d51b148c1b1297dab6ef32227c1 (patch) | |
| tree | 547ed1c207013c283fdcd4ebf7eb3500ca3dee22 /Documentation/git-config.txt | |
| parent | 96b9e0e313604f77456906ce58db8f366e47f2ab (diff) | |
| download | git-e8ef401cd0ff5d51b148c1b1297dab6ef32227c1.tar.gz | |
doc: advertise GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM
On a multiuser system where mortals do not have write access to /etc,
the GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM variable is the best tool we have to keep
getting work done when a syntax error or other problem renders
/etc/gitconfig buggy, until the sysadmin sorts the problem out.
Noticed while experimenting with teaching git to error out when
/etc/gitconfig is unreadable.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-config.txt')
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt index 2d6ef32a08..4ba17c187b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt @@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ GIT_CONFIG:: Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the "--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig. +GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM:: + Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide + $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig file. See linkgit:git[1] for details. + See also <<FILES>>. |