On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> +'GIT_COMMON_DIR':: >> + If this variable is set to a path, non-worktree files that are >> + normally in $GIT_DIR will be taken from this path >> + instead. Worktree-specific files such as HEAD or index are >> + taken from $GIT_DIR. This variable has lower precedence than >> + other path variables such as GIT_INDEX_FILE, >> + GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY... > > For a person not familiar with "git checkout --to" or its underlying > implementation, this description may be lacking. Such a reader may be > left wondering about GIT_COMMON_DIR's overall purpose, and when and > how it should be used. Perhaps it would make sense to talk a bit about > "git checkout --to" here? I don't want to repeat too much. Maybe mention about "git checkout --to" and point them to git-checkout man page? -- Duy -- 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