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| author | Liu Yubao <yubao.liu@gmail.com> | 2008-04-29 00:09:20 +0400 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2008-04-30 10:11:57 +0400 |
| commit | 302cc11a32732a0a3f0a7875b1857098e1964929 (patch) | |
| tree | c8068dba529db9587dcd64f96e87e8dffe01e99d /Documentation/git.txt | |
| parent | 0104ca09e3abf48ab26fd0599c4b686fcff60ffc (diff) | |
Documentation on --git-dir and --work-tree
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git.txt | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index a070e078e7..6f445b1e3b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ help ...'. --git-dir=<path>:: Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by - setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. + setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute + path or relative path to current working directory. --work-tree=<path>:: Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be @@ -151,7 +152,12 @@ help ...'. a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set). This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE environment variable and the core.worktree configuration - variable. + variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to + the directory specified by --git-dir or GIT_DIR. + Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of + --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified, + the current working directory is regarded as the top directory + of your working tree. --bare:: Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR |