Re: [PATCH v2 3/8] Teach git var about GIT_EDITOR

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Expose the command used by launch_editor() for scripts to use.
> This should allow one to avoid searching for a proper editor
> separately in each command.
>
> If no satisfactory GIT_EDITOR could be chosen, let "git var -l"
> output a warning.  This warning goes to stderr so as not to
> confuse scripts.  Example:
>
> 	core.logallrefupdates=true
>
> 	*** Please tell me who you are.
>
> 	Run
>
> 	  git config --global user.email "you@xxxxxxxxxxx"
> 	  git config --global user.name "Your Name"
>
> 	to set your account's default identity.
> 	Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository.
>
> 	GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT=user <user@domain> 1256952739 -0500
> 	GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT=user <user@domain> 1256952739 -0500
> 	warning: GIT_EDITOR: terminal is dumb, but EDITOR unset

Sorry, I cannot grok this example.  Is it supposed to be a transcript
of a user session?  What did the user type?

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