1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index 36463d0742..621d3b8c09 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@ GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_HASH=<hash-algo> specifies which hash algorithm to
 use in the test scripts. Recognized values for <hash-algo> are "sha1"
 and "sha256".
 
+GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_REF_FORMAT=<format> specifies which ref storage format
+to use in the test scripts. Recognized values for <format> are "files".
+
 GIT_TEST_NO_WRITE_REV_INDEX=<boolean>, when true disables the
 'pack.writeReverseIndex' setting.