Re: [PATCH/RFC] git.c: support "!!" aliases that do not move cwd

> Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy  <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Throwing something at the mailing list to see if anybody is
> > interested.
> >
> > Current '!' aliases move cwd to $GIT_WORK_TREE first, which could make
> > handling path arguments hard because they are relative to the original
> > cwd. We set GIT_PREFIX to work around it, but I still think it's more
> > natural to keep cwd where it is.
> >
> > We have a way to do that now after 441981b (git: simplify environment
> > save/restore logic - 2016-01-26). It's just a matter of choosing the
> > right syntax. I'm going with '!!'. I'm not very happy with it. But I
> > do like this type of alias.
> 
> I do not know why you are not happy with the syntax, but I
> personally think it brilliant, both the idea and the preliminary
> clean-up that made this possible with a simple patch like this.