From: Bryan Turner <bturner@atlassian.com>
To: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
Cc: Git Mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: why can *some* git commands not be run from within .git directory?
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 01:38:28 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGyf7-FSHW4DqMXt1043FjmOO8tRQHq=xFGwQgKTK06Gi+a-PA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:18 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote:
>
> just noticed something i was unaware of -- some git commands can't
> be run if i'm in the .git directory, while others can. for example,
> if i "cd .git", commands like this work just fine:
>
> $ git show
> $ git branch
> $ git log
>
> but others seem unwilling to determine the "working tree":
Once Git finds a .git directory, or determines it's in one, it doesn't
look "higher"; instead, it runs like it's in a bare clone. That means
any command that requires a work tree or an index generally won't
work. Of course, you can still tell Git where the work tree is and
then the commands work fine from the .git directory:
incom@Jael MINGW64 /c/Temp/example/.git (GIT_DIR!)
$ GIT_WORK_TREE=.. git status
On branch master
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
>
> $ git status
> fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree
> $
>
> and:
>
> $ git stash list
> fatal: /usr/libexec/git-core/git-stash cannot be used without a working tree.
> $
>
> what's the distinction between commands that can work this way, and
> commands that can't?
>
> rday
>
> p.s. i will refrain from pointing out the inconsistency in using the
> phrases "work tree" and "working tree" to mean the same thing, when
> there is a distinct "worktree" entity.
No you won't, clearly.
>
> --
>
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2017-11-14 9:18 why can *some* git commands not be run from within .git directory? Robert P. J. Day
2017-11-14 9:38 ` Bryan Turner [this message]
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