From: Christian Couder Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:24:41 +0000 (+0200) Subject: documentation: help: add "man..path" config variable X-Git-Tag: v1.5.6-rc0~82^2~3 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7e8114c0683e6ecfd400a5a798ae7e2fc91249fb;p=git.git documentation: help: add "man..path" config variable This patch documents the "man..path" configuration variable. Signed-off-by: Christian Couder Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 7a24f6e81..138ba9ad8 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -805,6 +805,10 @@ merge..recursive:: performing an internal merge between common ancestors. See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details. +man..path:: + Override the path for the given tool that may be used to + display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1]. + mergetool..path:: Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case your tool is not in the PATH. diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt index be2ae53b9..4c6cb2194 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..path +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred man viewer by +setting the configuration variable 'man..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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~