From: "Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.org>
To: "Duy Nguyen" <pclouds@gmail.com>,
"Eric Sunshine" <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: "Git List" <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 10/25] Add new environment variable $GIT_COMMON_DIR
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:12:01 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6CF0FBAC168D48BA901A31901FAD0C3E@PhilipOakley> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CACsJy8CSZZptDr6rWTNES1peDrkk5k7Ai9mzQvSBDZz7FGJxLA@mail.gmail.com
From: "Duy Nguyen" <pclouds@gmail.com>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Eric Sunshine
> <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
>>> +'GIT_COMMON_DIR'::
>>> + If this variable is set to a path, non-worktree files that
>>> are
>>> + normally in $GIT_DIR will be taken from this path
>>> + instead. Worktree-specific files such as HEAD or index are
>>> + taken from $GIT_DIR. This variable has lower precedence than
>>> + other path variables such as GIT_INDEX_FILE,
>>> + GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY...
>>
>> For a person not familiar with "git checkout --to" or its underlying
>> implementation, this description may be lacking. Such a reader may be
>> left wondering about GIT_COMMON_DIR's overall purpose, and when and
>> how it should be used. Perhaps it would make sense to talk a bit
>> about
>> "git checkout --to" here?
>
> I don't want to repeat too much. Maybe mention about "git checkout
> --to" and point them to git-checkout man page?
I've just looked at both
https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-checkout.html and
http://git-htmldocs.googlecode.com/git/git-checkout.html and neither
appear to mention the --to option.
Is it missing from the man page? Or is it me that's missing something?
--
Philip
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-02-26 16:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 169+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-02-18 13:39 [PATCH v3 00/25] Support multiple checkouts Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 01/25] path.c: make get_pathname() return strbuf instead of static buffer Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-19 20:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-19 23:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-03-01 2:40 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-03 17:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 02/25] Convert git_snpath() to strbuf_git_path() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-19 23:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-19 23:54 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-20 3:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-20 3:55 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-20 18:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-20 19:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 03/25] path.c: rename vsnpath() to do_git_path() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 04/25] path.c: group git_path(), git_pathdup() and strbuf_git_path() together Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 05/25] Make git_path() aware of file relocation in $GIT_DIR Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 06/25] *.sh: respect $GIT_INDEX_FILE Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 07/25] reflog: avoid constructing .lock path with git_path Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-25 22:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-03-01 3:42 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-03 18:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 08/25] fast-import: use git_path() for accessing .git dir instead of get_git_dir() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 09/25] commit: use SEQ_DIR instead of hardcoding "sequencer" Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:39 ` [PATCH v3 10/25] Add new environment variable $GIT_COMMON_DIR Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-26 1:24 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-02-26 10:55 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-26 16:12 ` Philip Oakley [this message]
2014-02-26 17:23 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-02-26 19:43 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-02-26 23:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-27 3:03 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 11/25] git-sh-setup.sh: use rev-parse --git-path to get $GIT_DIR/objects Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-27 0:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 12/25] *.sh: avoid hardcoding $GIT_DIR/hooks/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 13/25] git-stash: avoid hardcoding $GIT_DIR/logs/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 14/25] setup.c: convert is_git_directory() to use strbuf Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-19 20:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-20 13:04 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-20 19:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-20 19:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-03-01 2:50 ` [PATCH] strbuf: style fix -- top opening bracket on a separate line Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-21 3:38 ` [PATCH v3 14/25] setup.c: convert is_git_directory() to use strbuf Eric Sunshine
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 15/25] setup.c: detect $GIT_COMMON_DIR in is_git_directory() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-27 0:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-03-01 3:33 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 16/25] setup.c: convert check_repository_format_gently to use strbuf Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-27 0:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 17/25] setup.c: detect $GIT_COMMON_DIR check_repository_format_gently() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-27 0:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-27 2:43 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-27 17:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 18/25] setup.c: support multi-checkout repo setup Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-19 20:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-27 20:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-03-24 14:52 ` Torsten Bögershausen
2014-03-25 13:52 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-25 14:07 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-26 21:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 19/25] wrapper.c: wrapper to open a file, fprintf then close Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 20/25] use new wrapper write_file() for simple file writing Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 21/25] checkout: support checking out into a new working directory Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-26 20:06 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-02-26 23:19 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-27 6:59 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 22/25] checkout: clean up half-prepared directories in --to mode Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 23/25] checkout: detach if the branch is already checked out elsewhere Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-19 20:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-19 21:52 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 24/25] prune: strategies for linked checkouts Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-19 20:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-19 20:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-20 13:15 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-20 19:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-19 22:08 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-02-19 22:53 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-02-20 13:19 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-02-18 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 25/25] gc: support prune --repos Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-02-19 20:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-02-19 20:57 ` [PATCH v3 00/25] Support multiple checkouts Junio C Hamano
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 00/27] " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 01/27] path.c: make get_pathname() return strbuf instead of static buffer Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-02 19:51 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-03 0:14 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 02/27] Convert git_snpath() to strbuf_git_path() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-03 0:02 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-03 0:15 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-07 5:03 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-07 5:26 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 03/27] path.c: rename vsnpath() to do_git_path() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 04/27] path.c: group git_path(), git_pathdup() and strbuf_git_path() together Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 05/27] Make git_path() aware of file relocation in $GIT_DIR Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-03 1:34 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 06/27] *.sh: respect $GIT_INDEX_FILE Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 07/27] reflog: avoid constructing .lock path with git_path Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 08/27] fast-import: use git_path() for accessing .git dir instead of get_git_dir() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 09/27] commit: use SEQ_DIR instead of hardcoding "sequencer" Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 10/27] Add new environment variable $GIT_COMMON_DIR Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-03 7:29 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 11/27] git-sh-setup.sh: use rev-parse --git-path to get $GIT_DIR/objects Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 12/27] *.sh: avoid hardcoding $GIT_DIR/hooks/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-03 8:31 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 13/27] git-stash: avoid hardcoding $GIT_DIR/logs/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 15:50 ` Torsten Bögershausen
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 14/27] setup.c: convert is_git_directory() to use strbuf Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 15/27] setup.c: detect $GIT_COMMON_DIR in is_git_directory() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 16/27] setup.c: convert check_repository_format_gently to use strbuf Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 17/27] setup.c: detect $GIT_COMMON_DIR check_repository_format_gently() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 18/27] setup.c: support multi-checkout repo setup Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-05 19:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-03-08 1:55 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 19/27] wrapper.c: wrapper to open a file, fprintf then close Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 17:11 ` Torsten Bögershausen
2014-03-04 2:47 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 20/27] use new wrapper write_file() for simple file writing Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 21/27] checkout: support checking out into a new working directory Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 22/27] checkout: clean up half-prepared directories in --to mode Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-06 10:06 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-01 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 23/27] checkout: detach if the branch is already checked out elsewhere Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:13 ` [PATCH v4 24/27] prune: strategies for linked checkouts Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 17:12 ` Torsten Bögershausen
2014-03-02 0:01 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-05 20:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-03-01 12:13 ` [PATCH v4 25/27] gc: style change -- no SP before closing bracket Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-01 12:13 ` [PATCH v4 26/27] gc: support prune --repos Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-07 6:40 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-01 12:13 ` [PATCH v4 27/27] count-objects: report unused files in $GIT_DIR/repos/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-05 4:25 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-05 12:08 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-08 2:47 ` [PATCH v5 00/28] Support multiple checkouts Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:47 ` [PATCH v5 01/28] path.c: make get_pathname() return strbuf instead of static buffer Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 6:11 ` Torsten Bögershausen
2014-03-08 8:57 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-08 2:47 ` [PATCH v5 02/28] path.c: make get_pathname() call sites return const char * Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:47 ` [PATCH v5 03/28] Convert git_snpath() to strbuf_git_path() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-17 18:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-03-08 2:47 ` [PATCH v5 04/28] path.c: rename vsnpath() to do_git_path() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:47 ` [PATCH v5 05/28] path.c: group git_path(), git_pathdup() and strbuf_git_path() together Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:47 ` [PATCH v5 06/28] Make git_path() aware of file relocation in $GIT_DIR Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-09 8:19 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-08 2:47 ` [PATCH v5 07/28] *.sh: respect $GIT_INDEX_FILE Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 08/28] reflog: avoid constructing .lock path with git_path Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 09/28] fast-import: use git_path() for accessing .git dir instead of get_git_dir() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 10/28] commit: use SEQ_DIR instead of hardcoding "sequencer" Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 11/28] Add new environment variable $GIT_COMMON_DIR Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 12/28] git-sh-setup.sh: use rev-parse --git-path to get $GIT_DIR/objects Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 13/28] *.sh: avoid hardcoding $GIT_DIR/hooks/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 14/28] git-stash: avoid hardcoding $GIT_DIR/logs/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 15/28] setup.c: convert is_git_directory() to use strbuf Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 16/28] setup.c: detect $GIT_COMMON_DIR in is_git_directory() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 17/28] setup.c: convert check_repository_format_gently to use strbuf Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 18/28] setup.c: detect $GIT_COMMON_DIR check_repository_format_gently() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 19/28] setup.c: support multi-checkout repo setup Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 20/28] wrapper.c: wrapper to open a file, fprintf then close Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 21/28] use new wrapper write_file() for simple file writing Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 22/28] checkout: support checking out into a new working directory Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 23/28] checkout: clean up half-prepared directories in --to mode Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 24/28] checkout: detach if the branch is already checked out elsewhere Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 25/28] prune: strategies for linked checkouts Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-09 8:20 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 26/28] gc: style change -- no SP before closing bracket Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 27/28] gc: support prune --repos Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-08 2:48 ` [PATCH v5 28/28] count-objects: report unused files in $GIT_DIR/repos/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-03-09 8:21 ` Eric Sunshine
2014-03-09 11:25 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-03-09 8:18 ` [PATCH v5 00/28] Support multiple checkouts Eric Sunshine
2014-07-06 20:46 ` Max Kirillov
2014-07-07 10:25 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-07-07 10:49 ` Dennis Kaarsemaker
2014-07-07 17:32 ` Max Kirillov
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