On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:46:44 +0530 "J. Bakshi" <joydeep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:13:08 +1200 > Chris Packham <judge.packham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Oops managed to drop the Cc for the mailing list from my initial response. > > > > On 19/07/11 20:06, J. Bakshi wrote: > > > On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:53:28 +1200 > > > Chris Packham <judge.packham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> On 19/07/11 18:30, J. Bakshi wrote: > > >>> Hello, > > >>> > > >>> I am using a git repo which has detached work tree. I like to add the files, folders located at the work tree ( it is a site under htdocs) at the git repo. Is it possible to do it within the work-tree or I need a separate working space from where I need to do all these operation ? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >> > > >> I'm not sure I fully understand your question but what I _think_ you > > >> want to do is specify the path to the repository with the GIT_DIR > > >> environment variable. Like this > > >> > > >> cd /place/where/files/are > > >> GIT_DIR=/place/were/repo/is/.git git add <file> > > >> > > > > > > > > > I have set a git repo with attached work-tree with hook as below > > > > > > git -bare init /home/git/test.git > > > cd /home/git/test.git > > > git config core.worktree /var/www/test > > > > > > vim /home/git/test.git/hooks/post-receive > > > > > > #!/bin/sh > > > git checkout -f > > > > > > Now the /var/www/test has already some files/folder. How can I add those to the repo within from its work-tree ? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > I think my initial response is correct. Try the following > > > > cd /var/www/test > > git --git-dir=/home/git/test.git add <files> > > But this response as > > ```` > fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree > ````````` OK, need to append also --work-tree=/var/www/test -- 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