Stuart MacDonald <stuartm.coding@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > My old understanding of git clone: > - create sub-directory > - create subdir/.git and whatever initial states are needed > - clone the repo from origin into the directory > - all never having left $CWD > > It's actually: > - create sub-directory > - cd subdir > - create ./.git and initial states > - clone the repo _while inside_ a gitdir > - cd .. I am not sure how the above two should make any difference with the [includeif "gitdir:<pattern>"] matching. Regardless of where your $CWD is, the inclusion is decided on the location of the .git/ directory we are dealing with, so as long as "subdir/.git" matches the pattern given to "gitdir:<pattern>" the inclusion should work the same way even if the internal implementation of "git clone" changes between the above two. IIRC "includeif" is a Peff's brainchild, so I'd ask him to correct any mistakes in the above paragraph, but I am a bit puzzled as to what the true misunderstanding is, where the misunderstanding came from, and which documentation if any we should look into improving. Thanks.
