Re: [PATCH v4 5/6] Documentation: git: document GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS
Signed-off-by: Ann T Ropea <bedhanger@gmx.de>
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v2: rename patch series & focus on removal of ellipses
v3: env var instead of config option, use one-line comments where appropriate, preserve indent level
v4: improve env var handling (rename, helper func to query, docu)
Documentation/git.txt | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 483a1f35475e..395c88c8a31f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -731,6 +731,15 @@ corresponding standard handle, and if `GIT_REDIRECT_STDERR` is
`2>&1`, standard error will be redirected to the same handle as
standard output.
+`GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS` (deprecated)::
+ If set to `yes`, print an ellipsis following an
+ (abbreviated) SHA-1 value. This affects indications of
+ detached HEADs (linkgit:git-checkout[1]) and the raw
+ diff output (linkgit:git-diff[1]). Printing an
+ ellipsis in the cases mentioned is no longer considered
+ adequate and support for it is likely to be removed in the
+ foreseeable future (along with the variable).
+
Discussion[[Discussion]]
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2.13.6
Ann T Ropea <bedhanger@gmx.de>