{"thread":{"id":"49272","subject":"[PATCH] Documentation/git.txt: clarify that GIT_TRACE=/path appends","startedAt":"2018-09-04T00:05:58Z","lastAt":"2018-09-04T00:05:58Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["SZEDER Gábor"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"357282","messageId":"20180904000544.13907-1-szeder.dev@gmail.com","threadId":"49272","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH] Documentation/git.txt: clarify that GIT_TRACE=/path appends","fromName":"SZEDER Gábor","fromEmail":"szeder.dev@gmail.com","sentAt":"2018-09-04T00:05:44Z","receivedAt":"2018-09-04T00:05:58Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"szeder.dev@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/116324?v=4"},"body":"The current wording of the description of GIT_TRACE=/path/to/file\n(\"... will try to write the trace messages into it\") might be\nmisunderstood as \"overwriting\"; at least I interpreted it that way on\na cursory first read.\n\nState it more explicitly that the trace messages are appended.\n\nSigned-off-by: SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com>\n---\n Documentation/git.txt | 4 ++--\n 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)\n\ndiff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt\nindex dba7f0c18e..74a9d7edb4 100644\n--- a/Documentation/git.txt\n+++ b/Documentation/git.txt\n@@ -599,8 +599,8 @@ trace messages into this file descriptor.\n +\n Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path\n (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this\n-as a file path and will try to write the trace messages\n-into it.\n+as a file path and will try to append the trace messages\n+to it.\n +\n Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, \"0\" or\n \"false\" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.\n-- \n2.19.0.rc0.188.g56c5ee2db1\n\n"}]}