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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-commit.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-send-email.txt4
3 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index d1e2120e1..5181b7762 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -387,9 +387,7 @@ core.editor::
Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit
messages by launching an editor uses the value of this
variable when it is set, and the environment variable
- `GIT_EDITOR` is not set. The order of preference is
- `GIT_EDITOR` environment, `core.editor`, `VISUAL` and
- `EDITOR` environment variables and then finally `vi`.
+ `GIT_EDITOR` is not set. See linkgit:git-var[1].
core.pager::
The command that git will use to paginate output. Can
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 0578a40d8..3ea80c820 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT AND CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the
GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the
VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR environment variable (in that
-order).
+order). See linkgit:git-var[1] for details.
HOOKS
-----
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 767cf4d4b..c85d7f438 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
--compose::
- Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
- introductory message for the patch series.
+ Invoke a text editor (see GIT_EDITOR in linkgit:git-var[1])
+ to edit an introductory message for the patch series.
+
When '--compose' is used, git send-email will use the From, Subject, and
In-Reply-To headers specified in the message. If the body of the message