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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2010-09-08 09:17:01 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2010-09-08 09:17:01 -0700 |
| commit | b815a726e9da97924b44d551b10d3fef3b3d1885 (patch) | |
| tree | a1d0fe2b25ce93d7e1e4aad225b551018d3ca22e /Documentation/git.txt | |
| parent | e250c5914fd151caf228cbda6c30560c266bcfef (diff) | |
| parent | 453842c9b81c6bb1328b0dfc351745615004a77f (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'kf/askpass-config'
* kf/askpass-config:
Extend documentation of core.askpass and GIT_ASKPASS.
Allow core.askpass to override SSH_ASKPASS.
Add a new option 'core.askpass'.
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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 93e3b07c6..e34107507 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -639,6 +639,13 @@ 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', |