From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9454F201C8 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:19:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752952AbdKNJTG (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:19:06 -0500 Received: from cpanel2.indieserve.net ([199.212.143.6]:38905 "EHLO cpanel2.indieserve.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751626AbdKNJTE (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:19:04 -0500 Received: from cpec03f0ed08c7f-cm68b6fcf980b0.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([174.118.92.171]:40184 helo=localhost.localdomain) by cpanel2.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1eEXN1-0001Ex-Ex for git@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:19:03 -0500 Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:18:30 -0500 (EST) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost.localdomain To: Git Mailing list Subject: why can *some* git commands not be run from within .git directory? Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (LFD 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel2.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel2.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel2.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org 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": $ 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. -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================