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BUG: git_work_tree issue with git alias and scripting

From
TTTuomo Tanskanen <tuomo@tanskanen.org>
Date
Sep 18, 2015, 07:33 UTC
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<CAE_UwRp7LB0E636u9cOEisMgJi3xApAVPPH_T2Hpkm43DS5F0A@mail.gmail.com>
Hello,

Attached is a simple script exposing a possible bug when git alias is combined with git commands in script. It should be pretty self-explanatory. Check what it does and execute it. On my Linux and OSX, both with git 2.5.1 behave the same, ie. git add fails even the file "test" is in $PWD.

Summary: $GIT_WORK_TREE persists in env, and then some git commands operate
on repo in $PWD (like git log), while some others (like git add) operate on
repo in $GIT_WORK_TREE, making it inconsistent and results in very
unexpected results.
Cheers, Tuomo
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  1. Tuomo TanskanenSep 18, 2015

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