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commit36384c979da7129393462c2208fd156b1453debd[log] [tgz]
authorRodrigo Silva (MestreLion) <linux@rodrigosilva.com>Fri Mar 23 12:38:42 2012 +0000
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>Mon Mar 26 10:46:07 2012 -0700
treefe085e40956d25ca32ca30cf05cfafe61ba3cb8d
parentd3f2475c01d9e90dbadacbe2c35854f6d11e6409 [diff]
Documentation: improve description of GIT_EDITOR and preference order

Previously GIT_EDITOR was not listed in git(1) "Environment Variables" section,
which could be very confusing to users. Include it in "other" subsection along
with a link to git-var(1), since that is the page that fully describes all
places where editor can be set and also their preference order.

Also, git-var(1) did not say that hardcoded fallback 'vi' may have been changed
at build time. A user could be puzzled if 'nano' pops up even when none of the
mentioned environment vars or config.editor are set. Clarify this.

Ideally, the build system should be changed to reflect the chosen fallback
editor when creating the man pages. Not sure if that is even possible though.

Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Silva (MestreLion) <linux@rodrigosilva.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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