git: document GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS environment variable

[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / git.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 95f451b22baa67b1c26f11a32f8ea636f7937281..b1f754e84bd94d792a0d762978942aecaf81ce69 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ If you just want to run git as if it was started in `<path>` then use
        directory.
 
 --no-replace-objects::
-       Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See
-       linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information.
+       Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects.
+       This is equivalent to exporting the `GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS`
+       environment variable with any value.
+       See linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information.
 
 --no-lazy-fetch::
        Do not fetch missing objects from the promisor remote on
@@ -873,6 +875,10 @@ for full details.
        header and packfile URIs. Set this Boolean environment variable to false to prevent this
        redaction.
 
+`GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS`::
+       Setting and exporting this environment variable tells Git to
+       ignore replacement refs and do not replace Git objects.
+
 `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS`::
        Setting this Boolean environment variable to true will cause Git to treat all
        pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example,