Re: "git pull" doesn't respect --work-tree parameter

From: Alexey Zakhlestin <indeyets@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 22, 2010, 11:50 UTC
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=JrOe=z4LNZtxfsDvkG2jYCtemYESftv=61ZrJ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimM9Ah+D6uYnOuZDjYzKfN2-YVArOAwegO9dbSD@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Alexey Zakhlestin <indeyets@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Alexey Zakhlestin <indeyets@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I am trying to use the following command:
>>>>
>>>> git '--git-dir=/path/to/repository/.git' '--work-tree=/path/to/repository' pull
>>>>
>>>> and get this error:
>>>> "git-pull cannot be used without a working tree"
>>>
>>> It works fine for me. What's the result of
>>>
>>> git '--git-dir=/path/to/repository/.git'
>>> '--work-tree=/path/to/repository' --git-dir
>>
>> No directory given for --git-dir.
>>
>>> git '--git-dir=/path/to/repository/.git'
>>> '--work-tree=/path/to/repository' --is-inside-work-tree
>>
>> Unknown option: --is-inside-work-tree
>>
>>> git '--git-dir=/path/to/repository/.git'
>>> '--work-tree=/path/to/repository' --show-toplevel
>>
>> Unknown option: --show-toplevel
>
> Sorry I forgot the command name (rev-parse). The full command should
> be "git --git-dir=... --work-tree=... rev-parse <option>" where option
> is --git-dir, --is-inside-work-tree, --show-toplevel. Can you please
> try again?

1) returns correct path:
/Users/indy/Documents/Sources/_mine/midgard/mvc/_rdf/midgardmvc_core/.git
2) false
3) returns correct path, again:
/Users/indy/Documents/Sources/_mine/midgard/mvc/_rdf/midgardmvc_core

just to make myself clear: $PWD is another path, not related to repository path

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