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Update the Environment Variables and Global Options document and the Change Log to reflect current development. (Plus an unrelated formatting fix in the first document.)

florian 2025-03-05 15:51 trunk
Commit 007fd18d69950eb8817d0d75a75e1796248ac66d50aebbd050cb4716d39f52f4
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branch has been changed.
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* When a merge conflict occurs, a new section is added to the conflict
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text that shows Fossil's suggested resolution to the conflict.
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* Add the "Hide diffs/Show diffs" toggle to web-UI diff pages that show
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diffs of multiple files.
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- * Remove the --comfmtflags and --comment-format global options, which
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- as far as I can tell are never used, but do add unnecessary complexity.
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+ * Deprecate the --comfmtflags and --comment-format global options and
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+ no longer list them in the built-in help, but keep them working for
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+ backwards compatibility.
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Alternative TTY comment formatting can still be specified using the
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[/help?cmd=comment-format|comment-format setting], if desired. The
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default comment format is now called "canonical", not "legacy".
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* Enhancements to the [/help?cmd=/timeline|/timeline page]:
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<ol type="a">
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19 branch has been changed.
20 * When a merge conflict occurs, a new section is added to the conflict
21 text that shows Fossil's suggested resolution to the conflict.
22 * Add the "Hide diffs/Show diffs" toggle to web-UI diff pages that show
23 diffs of multiple files.
24 * Remove the --comfmtflags and --comment-format global options, which
25 as far as I can tell are never used, but do add unnecessary complexity.
 
26 Alternative TTY comment formatting can still be specified using the
27 [/help?cmd=comment-format|comment-format setting], if desired. The
28 default comment format is now called "canonical", not "legacy".
29 * Enhancements to the [/help?cmd=/timeline|/timeline page]:
30 <ol type="a">
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--- www/changes.wiki
+++ www/changes.wiki
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
19 branch has been changed.
20 * When a merge conflict occurs, a new section is added to the conflict
21 text that shows Fossil's suggested resolution to the conflict.
22 * Add the "Hide diffs/Show diffs" toggle to web-UI diff pages that show
23 diffs of multiple files.
24 * Deprecate the --comfmtflags and --comment-format global options and
25 no longer list them in the built-in help, but keep them working for
26 backwards compatibility.
27 Alternative TTY comment formatting can still be specified using the
28 [/help?cmd=comment-format|comment-format setting], if desired. The
29 default comment format is now called "canonical", not "legacy".
30 * Enhancements to the [/help?cmd=/timeline|/timeline page]:
31 <ol type="a">
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and certain other text outputs are formatted for display. The flags are
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individual bits in `NUMBER`, which must be specified in base 10:
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* _0_ &mdash; Uses the revised algorithm with no special handling.
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- * _1_ &mdash; Uses the legacy algorithm, other flags are ignored.
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+ * _1_ &mdash; Uses the canonical algorithm, other flags are ignored.
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* _2_ &mdash; Trims leading and trailing carriage-returns and line-feeds
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where they do not materially impact pre-existing formatting
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(i.e. at the start of the comment string _and_ right before
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line indentation).
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preserving more of the pre-existing formatting.
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`--comment-format NUMBER`: Alias for `--comfmtflags NUMBER`.
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+
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+> NOTE: As of Fossil version 2.26, use of the `--comfmtflags` and
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+> `--comment-format` options is no longer recommended and they are
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+> no longer documented, but retained for backwards compatibility.
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`--errorlog ERRLOG`: Name a file to which fossil will log panics,
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errors, and warnings.
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used as the location of the `~/.fossil` file.
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`LOGNAME`: Name of the logged in user on many Unix-like platforms.
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Used as the fossil user name if `FOSSIL_USER` is not specified. See
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the discussion of Fossil Username below for a lot more detail.
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+
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+`NO_COLOR`: If defined and not set to a `false` value (i.e. "off", "no",
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+"false", "0"), the `fossil search` command skips colorization of console
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+output using ANSI escape codes (VT100).
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`PATH`: Used by most platforms to locate programs invoked without a
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fully qualified name. Explicitly used by `fossil ui` on certain platforms
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to choose the browser to launch.
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### Web browser
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Occasionally, fossil wants to launch a web browser for the user, most
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obviously as part of the `fossil ui` command. In that specific case,
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-the browser is launched pointing at the web server started by `fossil
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-ui` listening on a private TCP port.
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+the browser is launched pointing at the web server started by
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+`fossil ui` listening on a private TCP port.
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On all platforms, if the local or global settings `web-browser` is
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set, that is the command used to open a URL.
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Otherwise, the specific actions vary by platform.
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--- www/env-opts.md
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39 and certain other text outputs are formatted for display. The flags are
40 individual bits in `NUMBER`, which must be specified in base 10:
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42 * _0_ &mdash; Uses the revised algorithm with no special handling.
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44 * _1_ &mdash; Uses the legacy algorithm, other flags are ignored.
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46 * _2_ &mdash; Trims leading and trailing carriage-returns and line-feeds
47 where they do not materially impact pre-existing formatting
48 (i.e. at the start of the comment string _and_ right before
49 line indentation).
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60 preserving more of the pre-existing formatting.
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63 `--comment-format NUMBER`: Alias for `--comfmtflags NUMBER`.
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66 `--errorlog ERRLOG`: Name a file to which fossil will log panics,
67 errors, and warnings.
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210 used as the location of the `~/.fossil` file.
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212 `LOGNAME`: Name of the logged in user on many Unix-like platforms.
213 Used as the fossil user name if `FOSSIL_USER` is not specified. See
214 the discussion of Fossil Username below for a lot more detail.
 
 
 
 
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216 `PATH`: Used by most platforms to locate programs invoked without a
217 fully qualified name. Explicitly used by `fossil ui` on certain platforms
218 to choose the browser to launch.
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465 ### Web browser
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467 Occasionally, fossil wants to launch a web browser for the user, most
468 obviously as part of the `fossil ui` command. In that specific case,
469 the browser is launched pointing at the web server started by `fossil
470 ui` listening on a private TCP port.
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472 On all platforms, if the local or global settings `web-browser` is
473 set, that is the command used to open a URL.
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475 Otherwise, the specific actions vary by platform.
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--- www/env-opts.md
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39 and certain other text outputs are formatted for display. The flags are
40 individual bits in `NUMBER`, which must be specified in base 10:
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42 * _0_ &mdash; Uses the revised algorithm with no special handling.
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44 * _1_ &mdash; Uses the canonical algorithm, other flags are ignored.
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46 * _2_ &mdash; Trims leading and trailing carriage-returns and line-feeds
47 where they do not materially impact pre-existing formatting
48 (i.e. at the start of the comment string _and_ right before
49 line indentation).
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60 preserving more of the pre-existing formatting.
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63 `--comment-format NUMBER`: Alias for `--comfmtflags NUMBER`.
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66 > NOTE: As of Fossil version 2.26, use of the `--comfmtflags` and
67 > `--comment-format` options is no longer recommended and they are
68 > no longer documented, but retained for backwards compatibility.
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71 `--errorlog ERRLOG`: Name a file to which fossil will log panics,
72 errors, and warnings.
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215 used as the location of the `~/.fossil` file.
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217 `LOGNAME`: Name of the logged in user on many Unix-like platforms.
218 Used as the fossil user name if `FOSSIL_USER` is not specified. See
219 the discussion of Fossil Username below for a lot more detail.
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221 `NO_COLOR`: If defined and not set to a `false` value (i.e. "off", "no",
222 "false", "0"), the `fossil search` command skips colorization of console
223 output using ANSI escape codes (VT100).
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225 `PATH`: Used by most platforms to locate programs invoked without a
226 fully qualified name. Explicitly used by `fossil ui` on certain platforms
227 to choose the browser to launch.
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474 ### Web browser
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476 Occasionally, fossil wants to launch a web browser for the user, most
477 obviously as part of the `fossil ui` command. In that specific case,
478 the browser is launched pointing at the web server started by
479 `fossil ui` listening on a private TCP port.
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481 On all platforms, if the local or global settings `web-browser` is
482 set, that is the command used to open a URL.
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484 Otherwise, the specific actions vary by platform.
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