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diff --git a/doc/quilt.1.in b/doc/quilt.1.in index 6233689..f8238ad 100644 --- a/doc/quilt.1.in +++ b/doc/quilt.1.in @@ -118,15 +118,14 @@ Please refere to the pdf documentation for an example. .SH CONFIGURATION FILE -The file ~/.quiltrc is used by default as configuration file, but that can -be changed with the option --quiltrc. This file is to be sourced by bash. -Here are the existing settings and their effects: +Upon startup, quilt evaluates the file .quiltrc in the user's +home directory, or the file specified with the --quiltrc option. +This file is a regular bash script. Default options can be passed to +any command by defining a QUILT_COMMAND_ARGS variable +(for example, QUILT_DIFF_ARGS="--color=auto" causes the output +of quilt diff to be syntax colored when writing to a terminal). -.IP QUILT_BACKUP 4 - -When set to "yes", the quilt refresh command will create backup files when -refreshing patches. The backup files have "~" appended to the patch file -names. +In addition to that, quilt recognizes the following variables: .IP QUILT_DIFF_OPTS 4 @@ -134,11 +133,6 @@ Additional options that quilt shall pass to GNU diff when generating patches. A useful setting for C source code is "-p", which causes GNU diff to show in the resulting patch which function a change is in. -.IP QUILT_NO_DIFF_TIMESTAMPS 4 - -When set to "yes", the quilt diff and quilt refresh commands will not -include file timestamps in patches. - .IP QUILT_PATCH_OPTS 4 Additional options that quilt shall pass to GNU patch when applying patches. |