Johannes Schindelin, Fri, Dec 22, 2006 03:19:21 +0100: > > If the cache tree is not up-to-date, it will be updated first. So, now > > $ git show :Documentation/ > > will in effect show what files/directories are in the index' version > of the directory Documentation. The three commands > > $ git show :./ > $ git show :. > $ git show : > > are all equivalent and show the index' idea of the root directory. That is a bit unexpected if you're not in the root directory of repository, but in some subdir of the working directory. Why root? Why not the current directory relative to root? - 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