Re: [PATCH] Documentation: read-tree consistent usage of working tree

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 25, 2015, 16:31 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqpp2b1ga7.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <1439841979-27110-1-git-send-email-Lars.Vogel@vogella.com>

Lars Vogel <lars.vogel@vogella.com> writes:

> http://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone speaks only about working tree, the
> usage of "working directory" for working tree is confusing. Working
> directory describes the current directory while working tree describes
> all files and sub directories.

Actually I think the $cwd is the "Current working directory"; the phrase "Working directory" alone does not specifically refer to $cwd.

Being consistent to call the checked out file hierarchy "working tree" is probably a good idea nevertheless.

> Signed-off-by: Lars Vogel <Lars.Vogel@vogella.com>
> ---

If you apply this patch and then run

    $ git grep -B1 '^directory' Documentation/git-read-tree.txt

you would notice that the patch has missed a few more.

Also

    $ git grep 'work tree' Documentation/git-read-tree.txt

has a handful of hits.

Perhaps try again?

Thanks.