From 431260cc8dda69336ced159c39d10007c9584e58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Oakley Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 22:23:17 +0100 Subject: doc: command line interface (cli) dot-repository dwimmery The Git cli will accept dot '.' (period) as the relative path to the current repository. Explain this action. Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/gitcli.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/gitcli.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/gitcli.txt b/Documentation/gitcli.txt index 9ac5088acd..1672842318 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcli.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcli.txt @@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ the paths in the index that match the pattern to be checked out to your working tree. After running `git add hello.c; rm hello.c`, you will _not_ see `hello.c` in your working tree with the former, but with the latter you will. ++ +Just as the filesystem '.' (period) refers to the current directory, +using a '.' as a repository name in Git (a dot-repository) is a relative +path for your current repository. Here are the rules regarding the "flags" that you should follow when you are scripting Git: -- cgit v1.3 From 08f8d5d0c062e425d5ba08c57b94e47cc7543112 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Oakley Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:57:42 -0700 Subject: doc/cli: make "dot repository" an independent bullet point The way to spell the current repository with a '.' dot is independent from how the pathspec allows globs expanded by Git. Make them two separate bullet items in the enumeration. Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/gitcli.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/gitcli.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/gitcli.txt b/Documentation/gitcli.txt index 1672842318..24e1784023 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcli.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcli.txt @@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ the paths in the index that match the pattern to be checked out to your working tree. After running `git add hello.c; rm hello.c`, you will _not_ see `hello.c` in your working tree with the former, but with the latter you will. -+ -Just as the filesystem '.' (period) refers to the current directory, -using a '.' as a repository name in Git (a dot-repository) is a relative -path for your current repository. + + * Just as the filesystem '.' (period) refers to the current directory, + using a '.' as a repository name in Git (a dot-repository) is a relative + path and means your current repository. Here are the rules regarding the "flags" that you should follow when you are scripting Git: -- cgit v1.3