X-Git-Url: https://asedeno.scripts.mit.edu/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-help.txt;h=ad41aabeb0ec85cd1ee3d67e9496111f2a4cfc3b;hb=5884f1fe96b33d9666a78e660042b1e3e5f9f4d9;hp=09904c75c40e5b44bb9ddd6458edc4cb89af5e35;hpb=f85fd3f0d1213a2b714fddc7a834817aceeca932;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt index 09904c75c..ad41aabeb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-help.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt @@ -47,17 +47,27 @@ OPTIONS + The web browser can be specified using the configuration variable 'help.browser', or 'web.browser' if the former is not set. If none of -these config variables is set, the 'git-help--browse' helper script +these config variables is set, the 'git-web--browse' helper script (called by 'git-help') will pick a suitable default. + You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred browser by setting the configuration variable 'browser..path'. For example, you can configure the absolute path to firefox by setting -'browser.firefox.path'. Otherwise, 'git-help--browse' assumes the tool +'browser.firefox.path'. Otherwise, 'git-web--browse' assumes the tool is available in PATH. + Note that the script tries, as much as possible, to display the HTML page in a new tab on an already opened browser. ++ +The following browsers are currently supported by 'git-web--browse': ++ +* firefox (this is the default under X Window when not using KDE) +* iceweasel +* konqueror (this is the default under KDE) +* w3m (this is the default outside X Window) +* links +* lynx +* dillo CONFIGURATION VARIABLES -----------------------