From 75940a001acb0c09abea8ac71ed1568ab125c795 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manlio Perillo Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:57:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] git.txt: add missing info about --git-dir command-line option Unlike other environment variables (e.g. GIT_WORK_TREE, GIT_NAMESPACE), the Documentation/git.txt file did not mention that the GIT_DIR environment variable can also be set using the --git-dir command line option. Signed-off-by: Manlio Perillo Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git.txt | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index e643683b3a..60db2929b5 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc. If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git` for the base of the repository. + 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 -- 2.43.2