Is there a reason why git clone does not respect GIT_DIR variable. I have found it confusing that: GIT_WORK_TREE=repo GIT_DIR=repo/.git git clone <path>/repo.git is not equivalent to git clone <path>/repo.git -- Kacper -- 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