From: Dale R. Worley <worley@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 22:50:32 GMT
Subject: Re: [git-users] Problem using detached worktrees with commands implemented in scripts
Message-ID: <201310182250.r9IMoW57003157@freeze.ariadne.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq4n8fzmmj.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>

> From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

> Now, when you say "the cwd contains the .git directory", do you mean
> 
> 	cd /repositories
>         git add ../working/trees/proj-wt1/file
> 
> updates "file" in the /repositories/proj.git/index?  Or do you mean
> this?

The pattern I use is to have this:

	/repository/.git
	/working/...

then

	cd /repository
	git add /working/x/y/z

works as you'd expect it to.  "git rm" seems to work correctly under
these circumstances as well.

I seem to recall that using relative <path> values doesn't work under
some conditions involving symbolic links, but I can't recall the
details right now.

> you talk about starting Git command _outside_ the working tree
> (whether the working tree has its repository embedded in it is not
> very relevant).

The above pattern is what I mean, where the cwd is not within the work
tree.

Dale