+.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+.TP
+.BR DGIT_SSH ", " GIT_SSH
+specify an alternative default program (and perhaps arguments) to use
+instead of ssh. DGIT_SSH is consulted first and may contain arguments;
+if it contains any whitespace will be passed to the shell. GIT_SSH
+specifies just the program; no arguments can be specified, so dgit
+interprets it the same way as git does.
+See
+also the --ssh= and --ssh: options.
+.TP
+.BR gpg ", " dpkg- "..., " debsign ", " git ", " dget ", " dput ", " LWP::UserAgent
+and other subprograms and modules used by dgit are affected by various
+environment variables. Consult the documentaton for those programs
+for details.