Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I feel biased. I want to say, "In many cases, -C=<path> is easier to > understand than --git-dir" instead. :) But my goal with sending this > task to you was "convince people to use -C instead of --git-dir unless > they're really sure" - which may or may not align with the sentiment of > the rest of the list. Ahh, OK. These two are options for completely different purposes, and I tend to agree with you that most users when they misuse --git-dir the do want -C instead.