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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] environ: GIT_INDEX_VERSION affects not just a new repository
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:06:59 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220915160659.126441-6-gitster@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220915160659.126441-1-gitster@pobox.com>

The variable is consulted whenever we write the index file.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 Documentation/git.txt | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 535ff561c6..eb2a17d36b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
 	is used.
 
 `GIT_INDEX_VERSION`::
-	This environment variable allows the specification of an index
-	version for new repositories.  It won't affect existing index
+	This environment variable specifies what index version is used
+	when writing the index file out.  It won't affect existing index
 	files.  By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See
 	linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information.
 
-- 
2.37.3-780-gd940517dcb


  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-09-15 16:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-09-15  1:46 BUG: Value for GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY has no effect Brijesh Patel
2022-09-15 13:04 ` brian m. carlson
2022-09-15 15:27   ` Junio C Hamano
2022-09-15 16:06     ` [PATCH 0/5] Update docs on GIT_* environment variables Junio C Hamano
2022-09-15 16:06       ` [PATCH 1/5] environ: document GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY Junio C Hamano
2022-09-15 16:06       ` [PATCH 2/5] environ: explain Boolean environment variables Junio C Hamano
2022-09-15 16:06       ` [PATCH 3/5] environ: GIT_FLUSH should be made a usual Boolean Junio C Hamano
2023-01-03 17:18         ` René Scharfe
2023-01-04  6:37           ` Junio C Hamano
2023-01-04 16:36             ` René Scharfe
2023-01-04  7:33           ` Jeff King
2023-01-04 16:36             ` René Scharfe
2023-01-06  9:10               ` Jeff King
2022-09-15 16:06       ` [PATCH 4/5] environ: simplify description of GIT_INDEX_FILE Junio C Hamano
2022-09-16 15:39         ` Todd Zullinger
2022-09-16 16:44           ` Junio C Hamano
2022-09-15 16:06       ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2022-09-15 16:15     ` BUG: Value for GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY has no effect brian m. carlson
2022-09-15 18:05       ` Junio C Hamano

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