From d8a8488d569420c4e0a96a8df36b246d888e68d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steven Drake Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:44:46 +1300 Subject: Add a "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section to git-init[1]. Create a more inoformative section to describe template directory and refer to it in config.txt and with the '--template' option of git-init and git-clone commands. Signed-off-by: Steven Drake Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-init.txt | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/git-init.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt index 7ee102da48..246b07ebf9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-init.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt @@ -28,14 +28,8 @@ current working directory. --template=:: -Provide the directory from which templates will be used. The default template -directory is `/usr/share/git-core/templates`. - -When specified, `` is used as the source of the template -files rather than the default. The template files include some directory -structure, some suggested "exclude patterns", and copies of non-executing -"hook" files. The suggested patterns and hook files are all modifiable and -extensible. +Specify the directory from which templates will be used. (See the "TEMPLATE +DIRECTORY" section below.) --shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx}]:: @@ -106,6 +100,25 @@ of the repository, such as installing the default hooks and setting the configuration variables. The old name is retained for backward compatibility reasons. +TEMPLATE DIRECTORY +------------------ + +The template directory contains files and directories that will be copied to +the `$GIT_DIR` after it is created. + +The template directory used will (in order): + + - The argument given with the `--template` option. + + - The contents of the `$GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR` environment variable. + + - The `init.templatedir` configuration variable. + + - The default template directory: `/usr/share/git-core/templates`. + +The default template directory includes some directory structure, some +suggested "exclude patterns", and copies of sample "hook" files. +The suggested patterns and hook files are all modifiable and extensible. EXAMPLES -------- -- cgit v1.3-5-g9baa