This patch documents the "man.<tool>.path" configuration variable. Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/config.txt | 4 ++++ Documentation/git-help.txt | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index f156b1d..32689b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -761,6 +761,10 @@ man.viewer:: Specify the programs that may be used to display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1]. +man.<tool>.path:: + Override the path for the given tool that may be used to + display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1]. + merge.summary:: Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly created merge commit messages. False by default. diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt index be2ae53..4c6cb21 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.<tool>.path +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred man viewer by +setting the configuration variable 'man.<tool>.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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 1.5.4.4.685.g3070a.dirty -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
