On Tue, 14 Nov 2017, Bryan Turner wrote: > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:18 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > just noticed something i was unaware of -- some git commands can't > > be run if i'm in the .git directory, while others can. for example, > > if i "cd .git", commands like this work just fine: > > > > $ git show > > $ git branch > > $ git log > > > > but others seem unwilling to determine the "working tree": > > Once Git finds a .git directory, or determines it's in one, it > doesn't look "higher"; instead, it runs like it's in a bare clone. > That means any command that requires a work tree or an index > generally won't work. Of course, you can still tell Git where the > work tree is and then the commands work fine from the .git > directory: ah, thank you, that clarifies it. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================