Merge branch 'ar/config-from-command-line'

[git.git] / Documentation / git.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 657eac831cf0650ce3c4ac6a1f6a690b282cea59..1a6ba878232f735b9cdac84aff897ef872381bdf 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path]
     [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects]
     [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE]
+    [-c name=value]
     [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -43,9 +44,16 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.0.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.4]
+* link:v1.7.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes-1.7.1.txt[1.7.1].
+
+* link:v1.7.0.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.6]
+
+* release notes for
+  link:RelNotes-1.7.0.6.txt[1.7.0.6],
+  link:RelNotes-1.7.0.5.txt[1.7.0.5],
   link:RelNotes-1.7.0.4.txt[1.7.0.4],
   link:RelNotes-1.7.0.3.txt[1.7.0.3],
   link:RelNotes-1.7.0.2.txt[1.7.0.2],
@@ -221,6 +229,12 @@ displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
 because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
 help ...`.
 
+-c <name>=<value>::
+       Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value
+       given will override values from configuration files.
+       The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
+       'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
+
 --exec-path::
        Path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
        This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH