From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:36:31 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git init: optionally allow a directory argument
Message-ID: <7vab2t64cg.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20090725065928.6117@nanako3.lavabit.com>

Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com> writes:

> When starting a new repository, I see my students often say
>
>     % git init newrepo
>
> and curse git.  They could say
>
>     % mkdir newrepo; cd newrepo; git init
>
> but allowing it as an obvious short-cut may be nicer.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com>

Hmm, I didn't realize this is so common a wish among new people.

The patch seems clean.  Anybody has comments, both on code and the use
case?