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[PATCH 1/3] Define cd_to_toplevel shell function in git-sh-setup

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Jan 12, 2007, 20:55 UTC
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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
---
 git-sh-setup.sh |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-sh-setup.sh b/git-sh-setup.sh
index 57f7f77..6b1c142 100755
--- a/git-sh-setup.sh
+++ b/git-sh-setup.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ is_bare_repository () {
 	esac
 }
 
+cd_to_toplevel () {
+	cdup=$(git-rev-parse --show-cdup)
+	if test ! -z "$cdup"
+	then
+		cd "$cdup" || {
+			echo >&2 "Cannot chdir to $cdup, the toplevel of the working tree"
+			exit 1
+		}
+	fi
+}
+
 require_work_tree () {
 	test $(is_bare_repository) = false ||
 	die "fatal: $0 cannot be used without a working tree."
-- 
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  1. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  2. reflog-expire: brown paper bag fix.Junio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  3. Shawn O. PearceJan 12, 2007
  4. Andy ParkinsJan 12, 2007
  5. Friendlier error message for commands that can't be run from a subdirectory.koreth@midwinter.com, Jan 12, 2007
  6. Steven GrimmJan 12, 2007
  7. Change to the repository's root directory if needed.koreth@midwinter.com, Jan 12, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  9. Steven GrimmJan 12, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  11. Explain "Not a git repository: '.git'".Junio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  13. 1/3 Define cd_to_toplevel shell function in git-sh-setupJunio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  14. 2/3 Use cd_to_toplevel in scripts that implement it by hand.Junio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  15. 3/3 Allow whole-tree operations to be started from a subdirectoryJunio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2007
  16. Andy ParkinsJan 13, 2007
  17. Josef WeidendorferJan 14, 2007
  18. Shawn O. PearceJan 14, 2007
  19. Josef WeidendorferJan 14, 2007
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2007
  21. Steven GrimmJan 14, 2007
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2007
  23. Steven GrimmJan 14, 2007
  24. Steven GrimmJan 14, 2007
  25. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2007
  26. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2007
  27. Andreas EricssonJan 16, 2007
  28. lamikrJan 14, 2007

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