# Detecting GIT_DIR runtime 3 messages from 2010-05-05 to 2010-05-05. Participants: Mahesh Vaidya, Tomas Carnecky, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/23711 ## Mahesh Vaidya, 2010-05-05 15:38 Subject: Detecting GIT_DIR runtime Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/t2gb42431c81005050838w425412d9jfe176c3b637e77c1%40mail.gmail.com ``` I have a tree like /home/mvaidya/WORKSPACE/nvos/mvaidya-master-100.local/some/folder I would like to issue come command say "git fetch" from any level of the tree. How can I deduce path of .git folder. Reason I need it as I some application configuration saved in .git/workspace.properties and I need to some action before git fetch. -- Thank you and best regards. Mahesh Vaidya / 9740500144 http://www.twitter.com/forvaidya ``` ## Tomas Carnecky, 2010-05-05 16:54 Subject: Re: Detecting GIT_DIR runtime Message-ID: <4BE1A2C9.6010408@dbservice.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4BE1A2C9.6010408%40dbservice.com In-Reply-To: ``` On 5/5/10 5:38 PM, Mahesh Vaidya wrote: > I have a tree like > /home/mvaidya/WORKSPACE/nvos/mvaidya-master-100.local/some/folder > > I would like to issue come command say "git fetch" from any level of > the tree. How can I deduce path of .git folder. Reason I need it as I > some application configuration saved in .git/workspace.properties and > I need to some action before git fetch. > Take a look at: $ git rev-parse --cdup tom ``` ## Jeff King, 2010-05-05 18:14 Subject: Re: Detecting GIT_DIR runtime Message-ID: <20100505181420.GB1556@coredump.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100505181420.GB1556%40coredump.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <4BE1A2C9.6010408@dbservice.com> ``` On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 06:54:33PM +0200, Tomas Carnecky wrote: > On 5/5/10 5:38 PM, Mahesh Vaidya wrote: > >I have a tree like > >/home/mvaidya/WORKSPACE/nvos/mvaidya-master-100.local/some/folder > > > >I would like to issue come command say "git fetch" from any level of > >the tree. How can I deduce path of .git folder. Reason I need it as I > >some application configuration saved in .git/workspace.properties and > >I need to some action before git fetch. > > > > Take a look at: > $ git rev-parse --cdup Or even "git rev-parse --git-dir". -Peff ```