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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2014-03-31 16:30:49 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2014-03-31 16:30:49 -0700 |
| commit | 76bc28a3bb45344f2796976aeaca19805588c52b (patch) | |
| tree | c1f3a0982c7fca79e8ec221af59745b08a5e55b5 /Documentation | |
| parent | f7804e250dfceb9695eddc11862054e2f9ca29c7 (diff) | |
| parent | 93728b23adef675c19b13095f9623c2be18a8738 (diff) | |
| download | git-76bc28a3bb45344f2796976aeaca19805588c52b.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'ca/doc-config-third-party'
* ca/doc-config-third-party:
config.txt: third-party tools may and do use their own variables
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 73c8973aae..c415aadbbc 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -131,8 +131,13 @@ Variables Note that this list is non-comprehensive and not necessarily complete. For command-specific variables, you will find a more detailed description -in the appropriate manual page. You will find a description of non-core -porcelain configuration variables in the respective porcelain documentation. +in the appropriate manual page. + +Other git-related tools may and do use their own variables. When +inventing new variables for use in your own tool, make sure their +names do not conflict with those that are used by Git itself and +other popular tools, and describe them in your documentation. + advice.*:: These variables control various optional help messages designed to |