From: Alexey Zakhlestin <indeyets@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:40:26 GMT
Subject: Re: "git pull" doesn't respect --work-tree parameter
Message-ID: <AANLkTinGPJRQCOVz5JeqL4xnUG9V=5fkJhz6C5Mi1A3o@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik9s0cLc_P=NWvpO=DhytOkLNASEM7sjzoscHo3@mail.gmail.com>

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


> Also what version of git are you using?

1.7.3.4

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