use with dumb transports but otherwise is OK as long as
`objects/info/alternates` points at the object stores it
borrows from.
++
+This directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and
+"$GIT_COMMON_DIR/objects" will be used instead.
objects/[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]::
A newly created object is stored in its own file.
References are stored in subdirectories of this
directory. The 'git prune' command knows to preserve
objects reachable from refs found in this directory and
- its subdirectories.
+ its subdirectories. This directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR
+ is set and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/refs" will be used instead.
refs/heads/`name`::
records tip-of-the-tree commit objects of branch `name`
packed-refs::
records the same information as refs/heads/, refs/tags/,
and friends record in a more efficient way. See
- linkgit:git-pack-refs[1].
+ linkgit:git-pack-refs[1]. This file is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR
+ is set and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/packed-refs" will be used instead.
HEAD::
A symref (see glossary) to the `refs/heads/` namespace
is often called 'detached HEAD.' See linkgit:git-checkout[1]
for details.
+config::
+ Repository specific configuration file. This file is ignored
+ if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/config" will be
+ used instead.
+
branches::
A slightly deprecated way to store shorthands to be used
to specify a URL to 'git fetch', 'git pull' and 'git push'.
'name' can be given to these commands in place of
'repository' argument. See the REMOTES section in
linkgit:git-fetch[1] for details. This mechanism is legacy
- and not likely to be found in modern repositories.
+ and not likely to be found in modern repositories. This
+ directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and
+ "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/branches" will be used instead.
+
hooks::
Hooks are customization scripts used by various Git
default. To enable, the `.sample` suffix has to be
removed from the filename by renaming.
Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about
- each hook.
+ each hook. This directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set
+ and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/hooks" will be used instead.
+
index::
The current index file for the repository. It is
info::
Additional information about the repository is recorded
- in this directory.
+ in this directory. This directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR
+ is set and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/index" will be used instead.
info/refs::
This file helps dumb transports discover what refs are
when interacting with remote repositories via 'git fetch',
'git pull' and 'git push' commands. See the REMOTES section
in linkgit:git-fetch[1] for details. This mechanism is legacy
- and not likely to be found in modern repositories.
+ and not likely to be found in modern repositories. This
+ directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and
+ "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/remotes" will be used instead.
logs::
- Records of changes made to refs are stored in this
- directory. See linkgit:git-update-ref[1]
- for more information.
+ Records of changes made to refs are stored in this directory.
+ See linkgit:git-update-ref[1] for more information. This
+ directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and
+ "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/logs" will be used instead.
logs/refs/heads/`name`::
Records all changes made to the branch tip named `name`.
shallow::
This is similar to `info/grafts` but is internally used
and maintained by shallow clone mechanism. See `--depth`
- option to linkgit:git-clone[1] and linkgit:git-fetch[1].
+ option to linkgit:git-clone[1] and linkgit:git-fetch[1]. This
+ file is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and
+ "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/shallow" will be used instead.
+
+commondir::
+ If this file exists, $GIT_COMMON_DIR (see linkgit:git[1]) will
+ be set to the path specified in this file if it is not
+ explicitly set. If the specified path is relative, it is
+ relative to $GIT_DIR. The repository with commondir is
+ incomplete without the repository pointed by "commondir".
modules::
Contains the git-repositories of the submodules.
+worktrees::
+ Contains worktree specific information of linked
+ checkouts. Each subdirectory contains the worktree-related
+ part of a linked checkout. This directory is ignored if
+ $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/worktrees" will be
+ used instead.
+
+worktrees/<id>/gitdir::
+ A text file containing the absolute path back to the .git file
+ that points to here. This is used to check if the linked
+ repository has been manually removed and there is no need to
+ keep this directory any more. mtime of this file should be
+ updated every time the linked repository is accessed.
+
+worktrees/<id>/locked::
+ If this file exists, the linked repository may be on a
+ portable device and not available. It does not mean that the
+ linked repository is gone and `worktrees/<id>` could be
+ removed. The file's content contains a reason string on why
+ the repository is locked.
+
+worktrees/<id>/link::
+ If this file exists, it is a hard link to the linked .git
+ file. It is used to detect if the linked repository is
+ manually removed.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-init[1],