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authorMarius Storm-Olsen <marius@trolltech.com>2009-02-08 15:34:27 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-02-08 12:36:26 -0800
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Add mailmap.file as configurational option for mailmap location
This allows us to augment the repo mailmap file, and to use mailmap files elsewhere than the repository root. Meaning that the entries in mailmap.file will override the entries in "./.mailmap", should they match. Signed-off-by: Marius Storm-Olsen <marius@trolltech.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -1012,6 +1012,14 @@ log.showroot::
Tools like linkgit:git-log[1] or linkgit:git-whatchanged[1], which
normally hide the root commit will now show it. True by default.
+mailmap.file::
+ The location of an augmenting mailmap file. The default
+ mailmap, located in the root of the repository, is loaded
+ first, then the mailmap file pointed to by this variable.
+ The location of the mailmap file may be in a repository
+ subdirectory, or somewhere outside of the repository itself.
+ See linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1].
+
man.viewer::
Specify the programs that may be used to display help in the
'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1].