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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt index 4888b8604d..cd0685ea67 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt @@ -311,17 +311,23 @@ to crlf conversion on some platforms. You can make the server use `crlf` attributes to set the '-k' modes for files by setting the `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` config variable. In this case, if `crlf` is explicitly unset ('-crlf'), then the -will set '-kb' mode, for binary files. If it `crlf` is set, +server will set '-kb' mode for binary files. If `crlf` is set, then the '-k' mode will explicitly be left blank. See also linkgit:gitattributes[5] for more information about the `crlf` attribute. Alternatively, if `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` config is not enabled or if the `crlf` attribute is unspecified for a filename, then -the server uses the `gitcvs.allbinary` for the default setting. -If `gitcvs.allbinary` is set, then the files not otherwise +the server uses the `gitcvs.allbinary` config for the default setting. +If `gitcvs.allbinary` is set, then file not otherwise specified will default to '-kb' mode. Otherwise the '-k' mode -is left blank. +is left blank. But if `gitcvs.allbinary` is set to "guess", then +the correct '-k' mode will be guessed based on the contents of +the file. + +For best consistency with cvs, it is probably best to override the +defaults by setting `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` to true, +and `gitcvs.allbinary` to "guess". Dependencies ------------ |