Christian CouderThis patch documents the "man.<tool>.path" configuration variable.
Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> --- Documentation/config.txt | 4 ++++ Documentation/git-help.txt | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
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Documentation/config.txt, Documentation/git-help.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index b109bdf..c1c72e7 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -773,6 +773,10 @@ man.viewer:: Specify the programs that may be used to display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1]. +man.<tool>.path:: + Override the path for the given tool that may be used to + display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1]. + include::merge-config.txt[] mergetool.<tool>.path:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt index be2ae53..4c6cb21 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-help.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt @@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ DISPLAY is not set) and in that case emacs' woman mode will be tried. If everything fails the 'man' program will be tried anyway. +man.<tool>.path +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred man viewer by +setting the configuration variable 'man.<tool>.path'. For example, you +can configure the absolute path to konqueror by setting +'man.konqueror.path'. Otherwise, 'git help' assumes the tool is +available in PATH. + Note about git config --global ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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