On Mon, 12 Oct 2009, Jeff King wrote: > > $ cd / > $ git init > $ cd /etc/whatever > $ git add . One reason that you don't want to do this (even if it does work) is that careless use of git (e.g. by a user who is not the sysadmin playing with git in their home directory) is going to find the root repository when you expect it not to find any repository. Also, I suggest this little wrapper script: http://dotat.at/cgi/git?p=git-deploy.git;a=blob;f=git-root.sh Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <dot@xxxxxxxx> http://dotat.at/ GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html