Re: [PATCH v4 5/6] Documentation: git: document GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS

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Signed-off-by: Ann T Ropea <bedhanger@xxxxxx>
---
v2: rename patch series & focus on removal of ellipses
v3: env var instead of config option, use one-line comments where appropriate, preserve indent level
v4: improve env var handling (rename, helper func to query, docu)
 Documentation/git.txt | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 483a1f35475e..395c88c8a31f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -731,6 +731,15 @@ corresponding standard handle, and if `GIT_REDIRECT_STDERR` is
 `2>&1`, standard error will be redirected to the same handle as
 standard output.
 
+`GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS` (deprecated)::
+	If set to `yes`, print an ellipsis following an
+	(abbreviated) SHA-1 value.  This affects indications of
+	detached HEADs (linkgit:git-checkout[1]) and the raw
+	diff output (linkgit:git-diff[1]).  Printing an
+	ellipsis in the cases mentioned is no longer considered
+	adequate and support for it is likely to be removed in the
+	foreseeable future (along with the variable).
+
 Discussion[[Discussion]]
 ------------------------
 
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2.13.6




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