From 302cc11a32732a0a3f0a7875b1857098e1964929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Liu Yubao Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:09:20 +0800 Subject: Documentation on --git-dir and --work-tree --- Documentation/config.txt | 8 +++++++- Documentation/git.txt | 10 ++++++++-- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 7a24f6e819..824e416e9f 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -234,7 +234,13 @@ core.worktree:: used in combination with repositories found automatically in a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set). This can be overridden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment - variable and the '--work-tree' command line option. + variable and the '--work-tree' command line option. It can be + a absolute path or relative path to the directory specified by + --git-dir or GIT_DIR. + Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of + --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified, + the current working directory is regarded as the top directory + of your working tree. core.logAllRefUpdates:: Enable the reflog. Updates to a ref is logged to the file diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index a070e078e7..6f445b1e3b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ help ...'. --git-dir=:: Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by - setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. + setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute + path or relative path to current working directory. --work-tree=:: Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be @@ -151,7 +152,12 @@ help ...'. a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set). This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE environment variable and the core.worktree configuration - variable. + variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to + the directory specified by --git-dir or GIT_DIR. + Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of + --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified, + the current working directory is regarded as the top directory + of your working tree. --bare:: Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR -- cgit v1.2.1