FIX/COMMENT: git remote manual page

Hello,

I tried the example given at the bottom if the manual page of git remote.

·   Imitate git clone but track only selected branches

$ mkdir project.git $ cd project.git $ git init $ git remote add -f -t master -m master origin git://example.com/git.git/ $ git merge origin

It works like it is written.

But it seems this does not work with my special setup:
- I use GIT_DIR and GIT_WORK_TREE to specify another location for my
  repository, and to work from another directory,
- I name my remote with a custom name (not origin).

It fails at the last command :

    fatal: <my name> - not something we can merge

But if I try the command :

    git merge <my name>/master

the error message is different :

    fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree
    fatal: read-tree failed

I cd to the work tree and issue the same last command. Then it works.

I suspect the first error message is related to the remote name. And the second to the work tree not being the current directory.

Cheers, Michel