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git.1: Clarify the behavior of the --paginate option

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The --paginate option is meant to negate the effect of an explicit or
implicit pager.<cmd> = false setting.  Thus it turns the pager on if
output is going to a terminal rather than unconditionally.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jonathan Nieder 2010-02-14 06:02:35 -06:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ help ...`.
-p:: -p::
--paginate:: --paginate::
Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER). Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard
output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>`
configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section
below).
--no-pager:: --no-pager::
Do not pipe git output into a pager. Do not pipe git output into a pager.
@ -401,7 +404,8 @@ people. Here is an example:
------------ ------------
Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
their operation accordingly. their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
list.
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