From: Patrick Aljord <patcito@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:55:33 GMT
Subject: executing git from a non git directory
Message-ID: <6b6419750707212355q48a934e4n3be0d6111694ad01@mail.gmail.com>

Hey all,

I have my git directory that is in /path/to/my_git_dir

I would like to check it from another direcory, I tried the following command:

$ git --git-dir=/path/to/my_git_dir status

and

$ GIT_DIR='/path/to/my_git_dir' && git status

but in both cases I get this error:
fatal: Not a git repository: '/path/to/my_git_dir'

yet when I do "$ cd /path/to/my_git_dir && git status" I do get the results.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong or if there's a way to check a git dir
from a non git dir?

thanx in advance

Pat