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From: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] init, clone: support --real-git-dir for .git file
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2011/3/4 Piotr Krukowiecki <piotr.krukowiecki@gmail.com>:
>> =C2=A0This makes '.git symbolic link' (what's its official name?) mo=
re
>> =C2=A0convenient to use. Previously whenever I need to create a .git=
 link,
>> =C2=A0I need to open docs to see its format. Now all I need to do is
>
> Took me a while to find documentation for .git file format. Probably =
my
> fault, missed the gitrepository-layout link.

Exactly why I wrote this patch. I do remember there is a prefix before
the path, but what is it? gitdir: or git-dir: or dir:? No I don't want
to look at the document every time I need to create a link. Trial and
error is not preferred either. Also manual manipulation on repos
should be avoided if possible.
--=20
Duy