</dt>\r
<dd>\r
<p>\r
- If this variable is set git will print <tt>trace:</tt> messages on\r
+ If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison\r
+ is case insensitive), git will print <tt>trace:</tt> messages on\r
stderr telling about alias expansion, built-in command\r
execution and external command execution.\r
+ If this variable is set to an integer value greater than 1\r
+ and lower than 10 (strictly) then git will interpret this\r
+ value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the\r
+ trace messages into this file descriptor.\r
+ Alternatively, if this variable is set to an absolute path\r
+ (starting with a <em>/</em> character), git will interpret this\r
+ as a file path and will try to write the trace messages\r
+ into it.\r
</p>\r
</dd>\r
</dl>\r
</div>\r
<div id="footer">\r
<div id="footer-text">\r
-Last updated 01-Sep-2006 08:24:58 UTC\r
+Last updated 04-Sep-2006 10:08:24 UTC\r
</div>\r
</div>\r
</body>\r
This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`.
'GIT_TRACE'::
- If this variable is set git will print `trace:` messages on
+ If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison
+ is case insensitive), git will print `trace:` messages on
stderr telling about alias expansion, built-in command
execution and external command execution.
+ If this variable is set to an integer value greater than 1
+ and lower than 10 (strictly) then git will interpret this
+ value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the
+ trace messages into this file descriptor.
+ Alternatively, if this variable is set to an absolute path
+ (starting with a '/' character), git will interpret this
+ as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
+ into it.
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