On 9/5/24 2:02 PM, Eric Sunshine wrote:
On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 1:59 PM Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:The GIT_ADVICE environment variable was added implicitly in b79deeb5544 (advice: add --no-advice global option, 2024-05-03) but was not documented. Add documentation to show that it is an option for tools that want to disable these messages. Make note that while the --no-advice option exists, older Git versions will fail to parse that option. The environment variable presents a way to change the behavior of Git versions that understand it without disrupting older versions. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@xxxxxxxxx> --- diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ advice.*:: These variables control various optional help messages designed to - aid new users. When left unconfigured, Git will give the message - alongside instructions on how to squelch it. You can tell Git - that you do not need the help message by setting these to `false`: + aid new users. These are output to `stderr` by default as they are + intended to help human readers. Tools that execute Git as a subprocess + can disable these messages by setting `GIT_ACVICE=0` in the environment.s/GIT_ACVICE/GIT_ADVICE/
Thank you for catching my typo! -Stolee
