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Re: [PATCH] Add bare repository indicator for __git_ps1

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Ted Pavlic <ted@tedpavlic.com>
Date
Feb 24, 2009, 15:39 UTC
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>> Keep in mind that "BARE:master" doesn't make much sense. If you're
>
> It reflects what HEAD points to in the bare repository.

Obviously, but that seems disingenuous when you're inside the git dir. "HEAD" is supposed to reflect the name of the currently checked-out branch, and so it is tied to a working directory. I'm not sure why it's useful to show $GIT_DIR/HEAD in PS1 while inside .git as it invites operations that probably should not be done while within the bare repo.

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