From 453842c9b81c6bb1328b0dfc351745615004a77f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Knut Franke Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:40:29 +0200 Subject: Extend documentation of core.askpass and GIT_ASKPASS. Signed-off-by: Knut Franke Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/git.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 27ece58857..39504e8d0a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -634,6 +634,13 @@ Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation for further details. +'GIT_ASKPASS':: + If this environment variable is set, then git commands which need to + acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication) + will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument + and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass' + option in linkgit:git-config[1]. + 'GIT_FLUSH':: If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log', -- cgit v1.2.1