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Re: [PATCH] Added -d and -e options to the "git" script.

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A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 19, 2005, 14:14 UTC
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David Kågedal wrote:
> These flags override the GIT_DIR and EDITOR environment variables.
> 
[Patch snipped]

An option for GIT_DIR maybe since it's a Git environment variable but a command line option to change the EDITOR _environment_ variable is NOT appropriate for git.

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