From: Chris Rorvick Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 01:11:41 +0000 (-0500) Subject: git.txt: remove stale comment regarding GIT_WORK_TREE X-Git-Tag: v1.8.3.3~10^2 X-Git-Url: https://git.lorimer.id.au/gitweb.git/diff_plain/a758a3499ff72111ef5f7066a9f21059c0d63d48 git.txt: remove stale comment regarding GIT_WORK_TREE Official support for specifying --work-tree/GIT_WORK_TREE without --git-dir/GIT_DIR was added with v1.7.4-rc3~2^2~2. Update description of GIT_WORK_TREE to reflect this. Signed-off-by: Chris Rorvick Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index b0e8f02851..820daad675 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -654,9 +654,7 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc. The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value. 'GIT_WORK_TREE':: - Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be - used in combination with repositories found automatically in - a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set). + Set the path to the root of the working tree. This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line option and the core.worktree configuration variable.