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Documentation: clarify the details of overriding LESS via core.pager

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The process of overriding the default LESS options using only
git-specific methods is rather obscure.  Show the end user how
to do it in a step-by-step manner.

Signed-off-by: Chris Frey <cdfrey@foursquare.net>
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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@ -363,8 +363,17 @@ core.pager::
variable. Note that git sets the `LESS` environment
variable to `FRSX` if it is unset when it runs the
pager. One can change these settings by setting the
`LESS` variable to some other value or by giving the
`core.pager` option a value such as "`less -+FRSX`".
`LESS` variable to some other value. Alternately,
these settings can be overridden on a project or
global basis by setting the `core.pager` option.
Setting `core.pager` has no affect on the `LESS`
environment variable behaviour above, so if you want
to override git's default settings this way, you need
to be explicit. For example, to disable the S option
in a backward compatible manner, set `core.pager`
to "`less -+$LESS -FRX`". This will be passed to the
shell by git, which will translate the final command to
"`LESS=FRSX less -+FRSX -FRX`".
core.whitespace::
A comma separated list of common whitespace problems to