On 2026-05-08 at 14:14:14, D. Ben Knoble wrote:
> gitignore(5) says that the per-repository ignore file is
> $GIT_DIR/info/exclude, but in a worktree that is not the case:
> 
>     git rev-parse --git-path info/exclude
>     /path/to/main/worktree/.git/info/exclude
>     git rev-parse --git-common-dir
>     /path/to/main/worktree/.git
> 
> We actually use $GIT_COMMON_DIR/info/exclude. Adjust the documentation
> to say so.

This seems quite reasonable.  I always appreciate documentation patches
that clarify things or fix inaccuracies.
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brian m. carlson (they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA