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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git.txt | 7 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index cda672101..d294dd6dc 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -450,6 +450,15 @@ core.excludesfile:: to the value of `$HOME` and "{tilde}user/" to the specified user's home directory. See linkgit:gitignore[5]. +core.askpass:: + Some commands (e.g. svn and http interfaces) that interactively + ask for a password can be told to use an external program given + via the value of this variable. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_ASKPASS' + environment variable. If not set, fall back to the value of the + 'SSH_ASKPASS' environment variable or, failing that, a simple password + prompt. The external program shall be given a suitable prompt as + command line argument and write the password on its STDOUT. + core.editor:: Commands such as `commit` and `tag` that lets you edit messages by launching an editor uses the value of this 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', |