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[PATCH 7/7] git.txt: correct where --work-tree path is relative to

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 11, 2010, 14:20 UTC
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Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git.txt |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index b46c6f6..971c52a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ help ...`.
 	This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
 	environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
 	variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to
-	the directory specified by --git-dir or GIT_DIR.
+	current working directory.
 	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
-- 
1.7.3.2.210.g045198
Previous: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
Message 8 of 8 in “nd/setup fixups”
  1. 0/7 nd/setup fixupsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 11, 2010
  2. 1/7 t1020-subdirectory: test alias expansion in a subdirectoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 11, 2010
  3. 2/7 setup: clean up setup_discovered_git_dir()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 11, 2010
  4. 3/7 setup: rework setup_explicit_git_dir()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 11, 2010
  5. 4/7 Remove all logic from get_git_work_tree()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 11, 2010
  6. 5/7 t0001: test git init when run via an aliasNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 11, 2010
  7. 6/7 Revert "Documentation: always respect core.worktree if set"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 11, 2010
  8. 7/7 git.txt: correct where --work-tree path is relative toNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 11, 2010

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