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Re: [PATCH v4] git: update documentation for --git-dir

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 30, 2020, 18:26 UTC
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"Heba Waly via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
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> Range-diff vs v3:
>
>  1:  2a1404f1b3 ! 1:  e27f150c4b git: update documentation for --git-dir
>      @@ -31,18 +31,18 @@
>       +	an absolute path or relative path to current working directory.
>       ++
>       +Specifying the location of the ".git" directory using this
>      -+option (or GIT_DIR environment variable) turns off the
>      ++option (or `GIT_DIR` environment variable) turns off the
>       +repository discovery that tries to find a directory with
>       +".git" subdirectory (which is how the repository and the
>       +top-level of the working tree are discovered), and tells Git
>       +that you are at the top level of the working tree.  If you
>       +are not at the top-level directory of the working tree, you
>       +should tell Git where the top-level of the working tree is,
>      -+with the --work-tree=<path> option (or GIT_WORK_TREE
>      ++with the `--work-tree=<path>` option (or `GIT_WORK_TREE`
>       +environment variable)
>       ++
>      -+If you just want to run git as if it was started in <path> then use
>      -+git -C.
>      ++If you just want to run git as if it was started in `<path>` then use
>      ++`git -C <path>`.
Will replace and queue.  Thanks.        
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  1. git: update documentation for --git-dirHeba Waly via GitGitGadget, Jan 23, 2020
  2. Heba WalyJan 23, 2020
  3. Emily ShafferJan 23, 2020
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2020
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2020
  7. Heba WalyJan 27, 2020
  8. git: update documentation for --git-dirHeba Waly via GitGitGadget, Jan 27, 2020
  9. Johannes SixtJan 27, 2020
  10. Heba WalyJan 28, 2020
  11. Jeff KingJan 28, 2020
  12. Heba WalyJan 28, 2020
  13. git: update documentation for --git-dirHeba Waly via GitGitGadget, Jan 28, 2020
  14. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2020
  15. Heba WalyJan 29, 2020
  16. git: update documentation for --git-dirHeba Waly via GitGitGadget, Jan 30, 2020
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