Merge pull request #1548 from alejandro5042/master

Document how $HOME is set on Windows
git-for-windows · Mar 13, 2018 · b2956b3 · b2956b3
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@@ -361,6 +361,14 @@ Environment Variables
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 Various Git commands use the following environment variables:
 
+System
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+`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
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it