git --bare cmd: do not unconditionally nuke GIT_DIR

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 3b0d530257c66a5562ced91cc506e49d4ff484d3..75b3e1b87c926dedc54e8e3ac1b120ea28a2b93f 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ OPTIONS
        variable.
 
 --bare::
-       Same as --git-dir=`pwd`.
+       Treat the repository as a bare repository.  If GIT_DIR
+       environment is not set, it is set to the current working
+       directory.
+
 
 FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
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