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Expand Up @@ -477,6 +477,14 @@ their values the same way as Boolean valued configuration variables, e.g.

Here are the variables:

System
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`HOME`::
Specifies the path to the user's home directory. On Windows, if
unset, Git will set a process environment variable equal to:
`$HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH` if both `$HOMEDRIVE` and `$HOMEPATH` exist;
otherwise `$USERPROFILE` if `$USERPROFILE` exists.

The Git Repository
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These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it
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