From f1ac9e3f7f1cfb5eb7cea02bfcaa56eb25ddbcbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Bianco <iloveitaly@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:59:30 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] docs: example of using config vars to sort git branch (#319)

---
 README.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25b7b83f..fab05d22 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ For linux users `FORGIT_COPY_CMD` should be set to make copy work. Example: `FOR
 Options can be set via environment variables. They have to be **exported** in
 order to be recognized by `forgit`.
 
+For instance, if you want to order branches in `gcb` by the last committed date you could:
+
+```shell
+export FORGIT_CHECKOUT_BRANCH_BRANCH_GIT_OPTS='--sort=-committerdate'
+```
+
 #### shell aliases
 
 You can change the default aliases by defining these variables below.