From: Manlio Perillo <manlio.perillo@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Manlio Perillo <manlio.perillo@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] git.txt: add missing info about --git-dir command-line option
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:57:19 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1355421439-14024-1-git-send-email-manlio.perillo@gmail.com> (raw)
Unlike other environment variables (e.g. GIT_WORK_TREE, GIT_NAMESPACE),
the Documentation/git.txt file did not mention that the GIT_DIR
environment variable can also be set using the --git-dir command line
option.
Signed-off-by: Manlio Perillo <manlio.perillo@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git.txt | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index e643683..60db292 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc.
If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it
specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git`
for the base of the repository.
+ The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value.
'GIT_WORK_TREE'::
Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be
--
1.8.1.rc1.19.g2021cc5.dirty
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2012-12-13 17:57 Manlio Perillo [this message]
2012-12-13 18:54 ` [PATCH v2] git.txt: add missing info about --git-dir command-line option Junio C Hamano
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