# [PATCH] git.txt: list index versions in plain English 2 messages from 2015-03-24 to 2015-03-24. Participants: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/38898 ## Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, 2015-03-24 00:28 Subject: [PATCH] git.txt: list index versions in plain English Message-ID: <1427156913-4491-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1427156913-4491-1-git-send-email-pclouds%40gmail.com ``` At the first look, a user may think the default version is "23". Even with UNIX background, there's no reference anywhere close that may indicate this is glob or regex. Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy --- Documentation/git.txt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index b37f1ab..29d9257 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -766,7 +766,8 @@ Git so take care if using Cogito etc. 'GIT_INDEX_VERSION':: This environment variable allows the specification of an index version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index - files. By default index file version [23] is used. + files. By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See + linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information. 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY':: If the object storage directory is specified via this -- 2.2.0.513.g477eb31 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2015-03-24 15:06 Subject: Re: [PATCH] git.txt: list index versions in plain English Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqd23y8mfd.fsf%40gitster.dls.corp.google.com In-Reply-To: <1427156913-4491-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com> ``` Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy writes: > At the first look, a user may think the default version is "23". Even > with UNIX background, there's no reference anywhere close that may > indicate this is glob or regex. > > Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy > --- Thanks. > Documentation/git.txt | 3 ++- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt > index b37f1ab..29d9257 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git.txt > @@ -766,7 +766,8 @@ Git so take care if using Cogito etc. > 'GIT_INDEX_VERSION':: > This environment variable allows the specification of an index > version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index > - files. By default index file version [23] is used. > + files. By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See > + linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information. > > 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY':: > If the object storage directory is specified via this ```