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Re: [PATCH] added -C option to chdir() into another directory first

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KBkevin brintnall <kbrint@rufus.net>
Date
Feb 26, 2009, 20:44 UTC
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On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:35:57PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> kevin brintnall <kbrint@rufus.net> writes:
> 
> > This allows things like 'git -C /somewhere pull' without specifying both
> > --work-tree and --git-dir.
> 
> Where should "git -C sub/dir apply this.patch" find the file "this.patch"?

Good question.. It should probably come from the original $PWD. Maybe we should have "-C $DIR" simulate "--work-tree=$DIR --git=dir=$DIR/.git" ?

> More generally, when "git -C there cmd arg1 arg2 arg3..." is run, how
> should the implementation of cmd learn what to prefix arg$N with?
I envisioned these two as equivalent:
	git -C $DIR something
	cd $DIR ; git something
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  1. added -C option to chdir() into another directory firstkevin brintnall, Feb 26, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2009
  3. kevin brintnallFeb 26, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2009
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