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Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)?

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DSDirk Süsserott <newsletter@dirk.my1.cc>
Date
Mar 22, 2011, 19:30 UTC
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Am 21.03.2011 21:48 schrieb Lasse Makholm:
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>>>
>>> Alternatively, you might like something like the following in your
>>> .bashrc:
>>>
>>> function git
>>> {
>>>      LANG=C command git "$@"
>>> }
>>>
>
> Just make sure you include the "command" part or the function will
> call itself indefinitely...
>
That would be like my favourite forkbomb: ":(){ :|:& };:"
WARNING: Don't type that in the shell! The system hangs
immediately, even if it looks like only smileys.

Thanks a lot. It does exactly what I want. And it's a good trick for other applications as well.

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  1. Dirk SüsserottMar 21, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2011
  3. Dirk SüsserottMar 21, 2011
  4. Lasse MakholmMar 21, 2011
  5. Dirk SüsserottMar 21, 2011
  6. Lasse MakholmMar 21, 2011
  7. Dirk SüsserottMar 22, 2011

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