[PATCH v3 5/5] docs: describe repo info path keys

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From: Eslam reda ragheb <eslam.reda.div@gmail.com>

Signed-off-by: Eslam reda ragheb <eslam.reda.div@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-repo.adoc | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
index 7d70270dfa..6e99951343 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-repo - Retrieve information about the repository
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [synopsis]
-git repo info [--format=(keyvalue|nul) | -z] [--all | <key>...]
+git repo info [--format=(keyvalue|nul) | -z] [--path-format=(absolute|relative)] [--all | <key>...]
 git repo structure [--format=(table|keyvalue|nul) | -z]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ supported:
 +
 `-z` is an alias for `--format=nul`.
 
+`--path-format=(absolute|relative)`:::
+	Controls formatting for keys in the `path` category. The default is
+	`absolute`. This option may be specified multiple times; the last one
+	specified takes effect.
+
 `structure [--format=(table|keyvalue|nul) | -z]`::
 	Retrieve statistics about the current repository structure. The
 	following kinds of information are reported:
@@ -78,9 +83,11 @@ supported:
 
 INFO KEYS
 ---------
-In order to obtain a set of values from `git repo info`, you should provide
-the keys that identify them. Here's a list of the available keys and the
-values that they return:
+In order to obtain values from `git repo info`, provide either individual keys
+or category names. A category returns all keys within that category. For
+example, `layout` returns both `layout.bare` and `layout.shallow`.
+
+Here's a list of the available keys and the values that they return:
 
 `layout.bare`::
 	`true` if this is a bare repository, otherwise `false`.
@@ -91,6 +98,51 @@ values that they return:
 `object.format`::
 	The object format (hash algorithm) used in the repository.
 
+`path.common-dir`::
+	The path to the common git directory.
+
+`path.config-file`::
+	The path to the `config` file in the git directory.
+
+`path.git-dir`::
+	The path to the git directory.
+
+`path.git-prefix`::
+	The path of the current working directory relative to the top-level
+	directory.
+
+`path.grafts-file`::
+	The path to the `info/grafts` file.
+
+`path.hooks-directory`::
+	The path to the `hooks` directory.
+
+`path.index-file`::
+	The path to the index file.
+
+`path.logs-directory`::
+	The path to the `logs` directory.
+
+`path.objects-directory`::
+	The path to the objects directory.
+
+`path.packed-refs-file`::
+	The path to the `packed-refs` file.
+
+`path.refs-directory`::
+	The path to the `refs` directory.
+
+`path.shallow-file`::
+	The path to the `shallow` file.
+
+`path.superproject-working-tree`::
+	The path to the superproject's working tree root, or an empty string
+	when the repository is not used as a submodule.
+
+`path.toplevel`::
+	The path to the top-level working tree directory, or an empty string
+	for bare repositories.
+
 `references.format`::
 	The reference storage format. The valid values are:
 +

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