From: A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:42:34 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added -d and -e options to the "git" script.
Message-ID: <432ECE5A.7040703@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <u5tvf0xb0fp.fsf@lysator.liu.se>

David Kågedal wrote:
> A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>>David Kågedal wrote:
>>>These flags override the GIT_DIR and EDITOR environment variables.
>>>
>>[Patch snipped]
>>
[...]
> 
> So please disregard the -e part of my patch for now.  You are free to
> disregard the -d part as well, but I think that makes some kind of
> sense.
> 
> And If we go down this path, maybe flags for other GIT_* environment
> variables should be settable with git command line flags too?
> 

Please no!

There are better methods of setting environment variables than an 
endless set of command options. Use the env command or you own 
(personal) command wrapper instead.