From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EDB11F803 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:26:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1731088AbfAJS0L (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:26:11 -0500 Received: from mail-wr1-f44.google.com ([209.85.221.44]:33127 "EHLO mail-wr1-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729480AbfAJS0L (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:26:11 -0500 Received: by mail-wr1-f44.google.com with SMTP id c14so12578391wrr.0 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:26:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=3xMWLlqZpHZHXfDDPBeCB7NfzpHRlbzcAmW23D3UNxs=; b=n1ZPdzXgF+BAmqgadBqV/dGBZJfSo0bAqNETMZyjc7E+eBCOthycKdPo8ZbTSVRyHe CxVJWP7lhOeXm6BK2LZ8g8zSZ1soSCJS/Bl04F70UunZUjgSxdnXwIKs6Ni4oKuFQ5ek aLV2PjtZIhVdYwOlpd3OrM0k8j2I3xpoEiJUHuJPB8PfWMeSzAKGrase+432WXSkJ2ra jlDs5RIV3T35BqEV5KJQJiq0nUy1iUkdo2KKqVOunew865C5bvvzlikW0ubGWm3glQVs 8mOIc4CNCEULSSIuXnDE4xxyznq0mQZwEiw3zUlzEHmiW/ayKkENgcMxY2ciG4kzZFg8 CYIg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=3xMWLlqZpHZHXfDDPBeCB7NfzpHRlbzcAmW23D3UNxs=; b=KMTdSDwpV7tgsBOLEEa/4Y30h94QZMI7/TsveUJDOwDjDKe9U9rocsYeGGlzY7Mx4G OhqzIRIBInkQwhHPmoDaWV03j9tXiH6IFBBXnIV5QZ2+yDmTjL0Cb1Jw1KTP78Q5ng31 q4WagLx7cIycd9pdEZyRKKU/yapU9CaQLKb7SP6ND9ib2gy8xB4BpdapcoXkOxqBOtbX H8M6Acc5gG9aQSUgqhistkuoSvUNvtUjd0zFfmiK7kKcMiBBJUV5r94TsaVmBw+kUcsL D72rPHOUPaRM+AluanGkMbReRGuwefAvFvOOf4G+MMqK/b0bi0q7Bgzc1AcZqB2tMPgL Si5g== X-Gm-Message-State: AJcUukeMnRA+eo4cGSjPOwr39pREjww7Yxx5XVA/DeFqQASp8EAKYGAK DUhQZ0pSBOopP3Ly+bTpxSDuKUFP X-Google-Smtp-Source: ALg8bN6vgBjMrfBCJuHZHqXftuRTApDgxkvuJvhoJVHWnARirW/WY2jR+rcNLL/S3v/krkEY2K1lBw== X-Received: by 2002:adf:8464:: with SMTP id 91mr10876768wrf.251.1547144768600; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:26:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (168.50.187.35.bc.googleusercontent.com. [35.187.50.168]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id t199sm5381209wmt.1.2019.01.10.10.26.07 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:26:07 -0800 (PST) From: Junio C Hamano To: Samir Benmendil Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Git rebase --exec cannot run git commands affecting other repos References: <20190110161904.23fwbrgg7blyx3nj@uh-nuc001> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:26:07 -0800 In-Reply-To: <20190110161904.23fwbrgg7blyx3nj@uh-nuc001> (Samir Benmendil's message of "Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:19:04 +0000") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Samir Benmendil writes: > It is impossible to run git commands affecting a different repo from > within a `git rebase --exec` because in that environment the `GIT_DIR` > and `GIT_WORK_TREE` variables are set and inherited by any commands > run as part of `git rebase --exec`. If the user wants to work in a different repository, the environments that tells Git about the original repository can be unset to do so, which is a very much deliberately designed behaviour, primarily to help those who run "git rebase" from a subdirectory of the project.