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Documentation on various Boolean GIT_* environment variables have
been clarified.

* jc/environ-docs:
  environ: GIT_INDEX_VERSION affects not just a new repository
  environ: simplify description of GIT_INDEX_FILE
  environ: GIT_FLUSH should be made a usual Boolean
  environ: explain Boolean environment variables
  environ: document GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY
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@ -458,7 +458,12 @@ Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7].
Environment Variables
---------------------
Various Git commands use the following environment variables:
Various Git commands pay attention to environment variables and change
their behavior. The environment variables marked as "Boolean" take
their values the same way as Boolean valued configuration variables, e.g.
"true", "yes", "on" and positive numbers are taken as "yes".
Here are the variables:
The Git Repository
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@ -467,13 +472,13 @@ is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above
Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
`GIT_INDEX_FILE`::
This environment allows the specification of an alternate
This environment variable specifies an alternate
index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
is used.
`GIT_INDEX_VERSION`::
This environment variable allows the specification of an index
version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index
This environment variable specifies what index version is used
when writing the index file out. It won't affect existing index
files. By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See
linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information.
@ -530,7 +535,7 @@ double-quotes and respecting backslash escapes. E.g., the value
When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository
directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent
directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it
does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable
does not cross filesystem boundaries. This Boolean environment variable
can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem
boundaries. Like `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES`, this will not affect
an explicit repository directory set via `GIT_DIR` or on the
@ -682,6 +687,11 @@ for further details.
plink or tortoiseplink. This variable overrides the config setting
`ssh.variant` that serves the same purpose.
`GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY`::
Setting and exporting this environment variable to any value
tells Git not to verify the SSL certificate when fetching or
pushing over HTTPS.
`GIT_ASKPASS`::
If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to
acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
@ -690,7 +700,7 @@ for further details.
option in linkgit:git-config[1].
`GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT`::
If this environment variable is set to `0`, git will not prompt
If this Boolean environment variable is set to false, git will not prompt
on the terminal (e.g., when asking for HTTP authentication).
`GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL`::
@ -705,13 +715,14 @@ for further details.
`GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM`::
Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
`$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can
`$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This Boolean environment variable can
be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a
predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it
temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while
to true to temporarily avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while
waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it.
`GIT_FLUSH`::
// NEEDSWORK: make it into a usual Boolean environment variable
If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',
'git check-attr' and 'git check-ignore' will
@ -852,11 +863,11 @@ for full details.
`GIT_TRACE_REDACT`::
By default, when tracing is activated, Git redacts the values of
cookies, the "Authorization:" header, the "Proxy-Authorization:"
header and packfile URIs. Set this variable to `0` to prevent this
header and packfile URIs. Set this Boolean environment variable to false to prevent this
redaction.
`GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS`::
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
Setting this Boolean environment variable to true will cause Git to treat all
pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example,
running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search
for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the
@ -865,15 +876,15 @@ for full details.
`git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc).
`GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS`::
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
Setting this Boolean environment variable to true will cause Git to treat all
pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic).
`GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS`::
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
Setting this Boolean environment variable to true will cause Git to treat all
pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic).
`GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS`::
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
Setting this Boolean environment variable to true will cause Git to treat all
pathspecs as case-insensitive.
`GIT_REFLOG_ACTION`::
@ -887,7 +898,7 @@ for full details.
end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog.
`GIT_REF_PARANOIA`::
If set to `0`, ignore broken or badly named refs when iterating
If this Boolean environment variable is set to false, ignore broken or badly named refs when iterating
over lists of refs. Normally Git will try to include any such
refs, which may cause some operations to fail. This is usually
preferable, as potentially destructive operations (e.g.,
@ -906,7 +917,7 @@ for full details.
`protocol.allow` in linkgit:git-config[1] for more details.
`GIT_PROTOCOL_FROM_USER`::
Set to 0 to prevent protocols used by fetch/push/clone which are
Set this Boolean environment variable to false to prevent protocols used by fetch/push/clone which are
configured to the `user` state. This is useful to restrict recursive
submodule initialization from an untrusted repository or for programs
which feed potentially-untrusted URLS to git commands. See
@ -934,7 +945,7 @@ only affects clones and fetches; it is not yet used for pushes (but may
be in the future).
`GIT_OPTIONAL_LOCKS`::
If set to `0`, Git will complete any requested operation without
If this Boolean environment variable is set to false, Git will complete any requested operation without
performing any optional sub-operations that require taking a lock.
For example, this will prevent `git status` from refreshing the
index as a side effect. This is useful for processes running in

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@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void maybe_flush_or_die(FILE *f, const char *desc)
if (f == stdout) {
if (skip_stdout_flush < 0) {
/* NEEDSWORK: make this a normal Boolean */
cp = getenv("GIT_FLUSH");
if (cp)
skip_stdout_flush = (atoi(cp) == 0);