From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:41:26 GMT
Subject: Re: Help creating git alias
Message-ID: <xmqq7gct5iu1.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAPZPVFYWf3_xtxKkdw4_gzqKagVsbNvj73cb=RvX1Zm0C1h8pQ@mail.gmail.com>

Eugene Sajine <euguess@gmail.com> writes:

> One note: i tried the ${GIT_PREFIX:-.}  and ${GIT_PREFIX} and it seems
> to give the same results. What is the expected difference here?

GIT_PREFIX may be an empty string when you run from the top-level,
in which case you would end up with "cd && ..." and end up working
in your $HOME.