Re: git vs git

[Erik Mouw <erik@harddisk-recovery.com>]

On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 08:55:36AM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> >>>>> "Erik" == Erik Mouw <erik@harddisk-recovery.com> writes:
> 
> Erik>   #! /bin/sh
> Erik>   # sct: call git
> Erik>   gitpath=/path/to/git
> Erik>   export PATH=$gitpath:$PATH
> Erik>   exec $gitpath/git $*
> 
> You must not get a lot of spaces in your pathnames.

That usually doesn't happen in the kernel tree (which is what the OP
wants to follow).

> I think you want
> those last two lines to be:
> 
>         export PATH="$gitpath:$PATH"
>         exec "$gitpath/git" "$@"
> 
> Typical lazy shell programmer. :) :)

Hey, I said "untested" :) But yeah, you're right. Your syntax is
correct, every time I write such a wrapper I try to remember it...


Erik

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