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[PATCH 2/4] Document the .git-file

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LHLars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 4, 2008, 20:59 UTC
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---
 Documentation/repository-layout.txt |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
index 6939130..e9db3a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ git repository layout
 
 You may find these things in your git repository (`.git`
 directory for a repository associated with your working tree, or
-`'project'.git` directory for a public 'bare' repository).
+`'project'.git` directory for a public 'bare' repository. It is
+also possible to have a working tree where `.git` is a plain
+ascii file containing `gitdir: <path>\n`, i.e. the path to the
+real git repository).
 
 objects::
 	Object store associated with this repository.  Usually
-- 
1.5.4.5.g25d066
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Message 3 of 13 in “Introduce the .git-file”
  1. 0/4 Introduce the .git-fileLars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  2. 1/4 Add platform-independent .git "symlink"Lars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  3. 2/4 Document the .git-fileLars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  4. 3/4 Add tests for .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  5. 4/4 git-submodule: prepare for the .git-fileLars Hjemli, Feb 4, 2008
  6. Mike HommeyFeb 4, 2008
  7. Lars HjemliFeb 4, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2008
  9. 3/4 Add tests for .git fileLars Hjemli, Feb 6, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2008
  11. Lars HjemliFeb 6, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2008
  13. Lars HjemliFeb 6, 2008

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