Hi, On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Josef Weidendorfer wrote: > On Monday 11 December 2006 11:39, Andreas Ericsson wrote: > > > Import/export scripts literally require wrapping every single GIT > > > command with a script that changes directory a few times, reads from a > > > different checked-out tree, and permutes some extended-attribute data > > > slightly before storing it in the underlying GIT tree. Even without > > > adding any new functionality whatsoever that doubles the amount of code > > > just for finding your repository and checking command-line arguments, > > > and that's a crazy trade-off to make in any situation. > > > > > > > GIT_DIR=/some/where/else/.git git log -p > > Doing this everytime you want to run a git command *is* a lot of time > wasted for typing. > > The .gitlink proposal would come in handy here: you have a simple > file instead of .git/, which links to the real repository. I beg your pardon; I'm just joining in. Why is a symbolic link for .git inacceptable? Ciao, Dscho - 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