Re: [GSoC PATCH v4 6/7] repo: add path.git-prefix

From: K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 18, 2026, 16:33 UTC
Message-ID: <CA+rGoLfPJb_Pxjm_Bkqd2Ni0BA1vT2LEObwj4EjUaSRRNyRv-Q@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <6E2B0ADE-2101-47AC-B11B-315897AC2AF9@gmail.com>

On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com> wrote:

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> > Scripts sometimes need the path from the repository's working tree root
> > to the current working directory. While this information can be derived
> > through existing Git commands, `git repo info` does not currently expose
> > it as a scriptable key.
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> Even though I understand that this is a relevant info, it seems
> to me that it's a little bit out of place here... This is
> a "current directory information", not a "repository information".
> >

I agree that path.git-prefix is technically current-directory information rather than repository information.

I included it because it is useful path information for scripts operating within a repository, and it is already exposed by git rev-parse --show-prefix. I thought it would fit the purpose of this series, but I can drop it if you think it is better kept separate.