 serves the same purpose.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><code>GIT_ASKPASS</code></dt>
<dd>
<p>If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to
acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
will call this program with a suitable prompt as command-line argument
and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the <code>core.askPass</code>
option in <a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a>.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><code>GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT</code></dt>
<dd>
