doc: apply new documentation guidelines to git commit
- switch the synopsis to a synopsis block which will automatically format placeholders in italics and keywords in monospace - use _<placeholder>_ instead of <placeholder> in the description - use `backticks for keywords and more complex option descriptions`. The new rendering engine will apply synopsis rules to these spans. Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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-[verse]
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-'git commit' [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
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+[synopsis]
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+git commit [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
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[--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --squash) <commit> | --fixup [(amend|reword):]<commit>]
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[-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty]
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[--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
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the given log message describing the changes. The new commit is a
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direct child of HEAD, usually the tip of the current branch, and the
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branch is updated to point to it (unless no branch is associated with
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-the working tree, in which case HEAD is "detached" as described in
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+the working tree, in which case `HEAD` is "detached" as described in
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linkgit:git-checkout[1]).
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The content to be committed can be specified in several ways:
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1. by using linkgit:git-add[1] to incrementally "add" changes to the
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- index before using the 'commit' command (Note: even modified files
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+ index before using the `commit` command (Note: even modified files
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must be "added");
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2. by using linkgit:git-rm[1] to remove files from the working tree
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- and the index, again before using the 'commit' command;
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+ and the index, again before using the `commit` command;
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-3. by listing files as arguments to the 'commit' command
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- (without --interactive or --patch switch), in which
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+3. by listing files as arguments to the `commit` command
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+ (without `--interactive` or `--patch` switch), in which
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case the commit will ignore changes staged in the index, and instead
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record the current content of the listed files (which must already
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be known to Git);
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-4. by using the -a switch with the 'commit' command to automatically
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+4. by using the `-a` switch with the `commit` command to automatically
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"add" changes from all known files (i.e. all files that are already
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listed in the index) and to automatically "rm" files in the index
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that have been removed from the working tree, and then perform the
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actual commit;
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-5. by using the --interactive or --patch switches with the 'commit' command
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+5. by using the `--interactive` or `--patch` switches with the `commit` command
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to decide one by one which files or hunks should be part of the commit
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in addition to contents in the index,
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before finalizing the operation. See the ``Interactive Mode'' section of
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commit by giving the same set of parameters (options and paths).
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If you make a commit and then find a mistake immediately after
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-that, you can recover from it with 'git reset'.
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+that, you can recover from it with `git reset`.
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OPTIONS
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-------
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--a::
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---all::
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+`-a`::
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+`--all`::
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Tell the command to automatically stage files that have
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been modified and deleted, but new files you have not
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told Git about are not affected.
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--p::
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---patch::
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+`-p`::
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+`--patch`::
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Use the interactive patch selection interface to choose
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which changes to commit. See linkgit:git-add[1] for
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details.
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--C <commit>::
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---reuse-message=<commit>::
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- Take an existing commit object, and reuse the log message
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+`-C <commit>`::
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+`--reuse-message=<commit>`::
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+ Take an existing _<commit>_ object, and reuse the log message
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and the authorship information (including the timestamp)
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when creating the commit.
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--c <commit>::
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---reedit-message=<commit>::
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- Like '-C', but with `-c` the editor is invoked, so that
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+`-c <commit>`::
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+`--reedit-message=<commit>`::
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+ Like `-C`, but with `-c` the editor is invoked, so that
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the user can further edit the commit message.
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---fixup=[(amend|reword):]<commit>::
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- Create a new commit which "fixes up" `<commit>` when applied with
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+`--fixup=[(amend|reword):]<commit>`::
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+ Create a new commit which "fixes up" _<commit>_ when applied with
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`git rebase --autosquash`. Plain `--fixup=<commit>` creates a
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- "fixup!" commit which changes the content of `<commit>` but leaves
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+ "fixup!" commit which changes the content of _<commit>_ but leaves
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its log message untouched. `--fixup=amend:<commit>` is similar but
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creates an "amend!" commit which also replaces the log message of
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- `<commit>` with the log message of the "amend!" commit.
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+ _<commit>_ with the log message of the "amend!" commit.
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`--fixup=reword:<commit>` creates an "amend!" commit which
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- replaces the log message of `<commit>` with its own log message
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- but makes no changes to the content of `<commit>`.
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+ replaces the log message of _<commit>_ with its own log message
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+ but makes no changes to the content of _<commit>_.
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+
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The commit created by plain `--fixup=<commit>` has a subject
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-composed of "fixup!" followed by the subject line from <commit>,
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+composed of "fixup!" followed by the subject line from _<commit>_,
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and is recognized specially by `git rebase --autosquash`. The `-m`
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option may be used to supplement the log message of the created
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commit, but the additional commentary will be thrown away once the
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-"fixup!" commit is squashed into `<commit>` by
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+"fixup!" commit is squashed into _<commit>_ by
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`git rebase --autosquash`.
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The commit created by `--fixup=amend:<commit>` is similar but its
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subject is instead prefixed with "amend!". The log message of
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-<commit> is copied into the log message of the "amend!" commit and
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+_<commit>_ is copied into the log message of the "amend!" commit and
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opened in an editor so it can be refined. When `git rebase
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---autosquash` squashes the "amend!" commit into `<commit>`, the
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-log message of `<commit>` is replaced by the refined log message
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+--autosquash` squashes the "amend!" commit into _<commit>_, the
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+log message of _<commit>_ is replaced by the refined log message
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from the "amend!" commit. It is an error for the "amend!" commit's
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log message to be empty unless `--allow-empty-message` is
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specified.
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`--fixup=reword:<commit>` is shorthand for `--fixup=amend:<commit>
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---only`. It creates an "amend!" commit with only a log message
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+ --only`. It creates an "amend!" commit with only a log message
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(ignoring any changes staged in the index). When squashed by `git
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-rebase --autosquash`, it replaces the log message of `<commit>`
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+rebase --autosquash`, it replaces the log message of _<commit>_
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without making any other changes.
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+
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Neither "fixup!" nor "amend!" commits change authorship of
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-`<commit>` when applied by `git rebase --autosquash`.
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+_<commit>_ when applied by `git rebase --autosquash`.
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See linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details.
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- Construct a commit message for use with `rebase --autosquash`.
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+ Construct a commit message for use with `git rebase --autosquash`.
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The commit message subject line is taken from the specified
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commit with a prefix of "squash! ". Can be used with additional
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commit message options (`-m`/`-c`/`-C`/`-F`). See
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linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details.
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- When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a
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+ When used with `-C`/`-c`/`--amend` options, or when committing after a
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conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
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resulting commit now belongs to the committer. This also renews
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the author timestamp.
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---short::
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---branch::
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- filename verbatim and terminate the entries with NUL, instead of LF.
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If no format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format.
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Without the `-z` option, filenames with "unusual" characters are
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quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
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---file=<file>::
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- commit by that author (i.e. rev-list --all -i --author=<author>);
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+ commit by that author (i.e. `git rev-list --all -i --author=<author>`);
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the commit author is then copied from the first such commit found.
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+ Specify a (_<token>_, _<value>_) pair that should be applied as a
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trailer. (e.g. `git commit --trailer "Signed-off-by:C O Mitter \
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+ and the `Helped-by` trailer to the commit message.)
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The `trailer.*` configuration variables
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This option determines how the supplied commit message should be
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Author and committer information is taken from the following environment
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variables, if set:
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- GIT_AUTHOR_NAME
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- GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
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- GIT_AUTHOR_DATE
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- GIT_COMMITTER_NAME
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- GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL
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- GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
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+ * `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME`
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+ * `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`
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+ * `GIT_AUTHOR_DATE`
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+ * `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`
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+ * `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL`
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+ * `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE`
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(nb "<", ">" and "\n"s are stripped)
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@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ that, see the `credential.username` variable in linkgit:git-config[1].
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In case (some of) these environment variables are not set, the information
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is taken from the configuration items `user.name` and `user.email`, or, if not
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-present, the environment variable EMAIL, or, if that is not set,
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+present, the environment variable `EMAIL`, or, if that is not set,
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system user name and the hostname used for outgoing mail (taken
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from `/etc/mailname` and falling back to the fully qualified hostname when
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that file does not exist).
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ENVIRONMENT AND CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
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The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the
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-`GIT_EDITOR` environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the
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+`GIT_EDITOR` environment variable, the `core.editor` configuration variable, the
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`VISUAL` environment variable, or the `EDITOR` environment variable (in that
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order). See linkgit:git-var[1] for details.
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