From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christian Couder Subject: [PATCH 2/5] documentation: help: add "man..path" config variable Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:24:41 +0200 Message-ID: <20080425082441.9f2c7732.chriscool@tuxfamily.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Junio Hamano , Pascal Obry , Xavier Maillard , =?UTF-8?Q?=E3=81=97=E3=82=89=E3=81=84=E3=81=97?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E3=81=AA=E3=81=AA=E3=81=93?= X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Apr 25 08:20:30 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JpHIK-00016r-S2 for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:20:29 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755255AbYDYGTe (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:19:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755118AbYDYGTe (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:19:34 -0400 Received: from smtp1-g19.free.fr ([212.27.42.27]:51092 "EHLO smtp1-g19.free.fr" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755098AbYDYGTd (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:19:33 -0400 Received: from smtp1-g19.free.fr (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 643A91AB2E1; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:19:32 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost.boubyland (gre92-7-82-243-130-161.fbx.proxad.net [82.243.130.161]) by smtp1-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with SMTP id 0E9AC1AB2DA; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:19:32 +0200 (CEST) X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.5.0beta1 (GTK+ 2.12.9; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: This patch documents the "man..path" configuration variable. Signed-off-by: Christian Couder --- 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 b109bdf..c1c72e7 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -773,6 +773,10 @@ man.viewer:: Specify the programs that may be used to display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1]. +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]. + include::merge-config.txt[] mergetool..path:: 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..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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 1.5.5.130.g3ab1e.dirty