If a directory in $GIT_DIR is overridden when $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set, then usually all paths within that directory are overridden as well. There are a couple of exceptions, though, and two of them, namely 'refs/rewritten' and 'logs/HEAD' are not mentioned in 'gitrepository-layout'. Document them as well. Signed-off-by: SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt b/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt index d6388f10bb..1a2ef4c150 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt @@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ refs:: directory. The 'git prune' command knows to preserve objects reachable from refs found in this directory and its subdirectories. - This directory is ignored (except refs/bisect and - refs/worktree) if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and - "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/refs" will be used instead. + This directory is ignored (except refs/bisect, + refs/rewritten and refs/worktree) if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is + set and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/refs" will be used instead. refs/heads/`name`:: records tip-of-the-tree commit objects of branch `name` @@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ remotes:: logs:: Records of changes made to refs are stored in this directory. See linkgit:git-update-ref[1] for more information. This - directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and - "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/logs" will be used instead. + directory is ignored (except logs/HEAD) if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is + set and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/logs" will be used instead. logs/refs/heads/`name`:: Records all changes made to the branch tip named `name`. -- 2.24.0.rc0.472.ga6f06c86b4
