--git-dir::
Show `$GIT_DIR` if defined else show the path to the .git directory.
+--is-inside-git-dir::
+ When the current working directory is below the repository
+ directory print "true", otherwise "false".
+
+--is-inside-work-tree::
+ When the current working directory is inside the work tree of the
+ repository print "true", otherwise "false".
+
+--is-bare-repository::
+ When the repository is bare print "true", otherwise "false".
+
--short, --short=number::
Instead of outputting the full SHA1 values of object names try to
abbreviate them to a shorter unique name. When no length is specified
* A colon, optionally followed by a stage number (0 to 3) and a
colon, followed by a path; this names a blob object in the
index at the given path. Missing stage number (and the colon
- that follows it) names an stage 0 entry.
+ that follows it) names an stage 0 entry. During a merge, stage
+ 1 is the common ancestor, stage 2 is the target branch's version
+ (typically the current branch), and stage 3 is the version from
+ the branch being merged.
Here is an illustration, by Jon Loeliger. Both node B and C are
a commit parents of commit node A. Parent commits are ordered
G H I J
\ / \ /
D E F
- \ | / \
+ \ | / \
\ | / |
\|/ |
B C