Re: [PATCH] t/README: document --root option

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Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 08:24:46PM +0200, Thomas Rast wrote:
>
>> We've had this option since f423ef5 (tests: allow user to specify
>> trash directory location, 2009-08-09).  Make it easier to look up :-)
>
> Acked-by: Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx>
>
>> +--root=<directory>::
>> +	Use <directory> as a trash directory to store all temporary
>> +	data during testing, instead of the t/ directory itself.
>> +	Using this option with a RAM-based filesystem (such as tmpfs)
>> +	can massively speed up the test suite.
>
> Minor nit: <directory> is not the trash directory, but rather the root
> of all trash directories. I think anybody with half a clue will
> understand what it means, though.

Then...

	Create "trash" directories used to store all temporary data during
	testing under <directory>, instead of the t/ directory.

perhaps?
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