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[PATCH] git-config: document interactive.singlekey requires Term::Readkey

From
Simon Ruderich <simon@ruderich.org>
Date
Mar 2, 2014, 19:58 UTC
Message-ID
<6157736903dbcb3359eda07eff6f0faf832ef256.1393790234.git.simon@ruderich.org>

Most distributions don't require Term::Readkey as dependency, leaving the user to wonder why the setting doesn't work.

Signed-off-by: Simon Ruderich <simon@ruderich.org>
---
 Documentation/config.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 5f4d793..ec26fa8 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ interactive.singlekey::
 	linkgit:git-add[1], linkgit:git-checkout[1], linkgit:git-commit[1],
 	linkgit:git-reset[1], and linkgit:git-stash[1]. Note that this
 	setting is silently ignored if portable keystroke input
-	is not available.
+	is not available; requires the Perl module Term::Readkey.
 
 log.abbrevCommit::
 	If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and
-- 
1.9.0.11.g9a08b42

-- 
+ privacy is necessary
+ using gnupg http://gnupg.org
+ public key id: 0x92FEFDB7E44C32F9
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  1. git-config: document interactive.singlekey requires Term::ReadkeySimon Ruderich, Mar 2, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2014
  3. Simon RuderichMar 3, 2014
  4. git-add--interactive: warn if module for interactive.singlekey is missingSimon Ruderich, Mar 3, 2014

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