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Re: [PATCH] An alias that starts with "!!" runs in the current directory.

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Eli Barzilay <eli@barzilay.org>
Date
May 5, 2010, 22:13 UTC
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On May  5, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Eli Barzilay <eli@barzilay.org> writes:
> 
> > It looks like setup_git_directory_gently() returns the original CWD,...
> 
> It is designed to return what we internally call "prefix".  You
> however have to be careful as it can return NULL or an empty string
> when you are already at the top of the working tree.

OK, in this case it looks like it should work as expected. At least provided that chdir("") stays in the same directory -- and given the call at the end of handle_alias(), it looks like this assumption is already made. Does this sound right?

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Message 23 of 23 in “Set GIT_PATHNAME_PREFIX with aliases.”
  1. Set GIT_PATHNAME_PREFIX with aliases.Jared Hance, May 5, 2010
  2. Jeff KingMay 5, 2010
  3. Johannes SixtMay 5, 2010
  4. Jeff KingMay 5, 2010
  5. Eli BarzilayMay 5, 2010
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2010
  7. An alias that starts with "!!" runs in the current directory.Eli Barzilay, May 5, 2010
  8. Jared HanceMay 5, 2010
  9. Eli BarzilayMay 5, 2010
  10. Eli BarzilayMay 5, 2010
  11. Re-submitting patchesJonathan Nieder, May 5, 2010
  12. Eli BarzilayMay 5, 2010
  13. An alias that starts with "!!" runs in the current directory.Eli Barzilay, May 5, 2010
  14. Will PalmerMay 5, 2010
  15. Eli BarzilayMay 5, 2010
  16. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2010
  17. Adam BrewsterMay 6, 2010
  18. Will PalmerMay 6, 2010
  19. Will PalmerMay 6, 2010
  20. Johannes SixtMay 6, 2010
  21. Matthieu MoyMay 6, 2010
  22. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2010
  23. Eli BarzilayMay 5, 2010

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