Re: Using GIT to store /etc (Or: How to make GIT store all file permission bits)

> > Import/export scripts literally require wrapping every single GIT 
> > command with a script that changes directory a few times, reads from a 
> > different checked-out tree, and permutes some extended-attribute data 
> > slightly before storing it in the underlying GIT tree.  Even without 
> > adding any new functionality whatsoever that doubles the amount of code 
> > just for finding your repository and checking command-line arguments, 
> > and that's a crazy trade-off to make in any situation.
> > 
> 
> GIT_DIR=/some/where/else/.git git log -p