git var works fine even when not called in a git repository. So don't require it. This will make it possible to remove this pre-condition for some other git commands as well. Signed-off-by: Frank Lichtenheld <frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- var.c | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/var.c b/var.c index 0de0efa..c20ac91 100644 --- a/var.c +++ b/var.c @@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ static int show_config(const char *var, const char *value) int main(int argc, char **argv) { const char *val; + int nongit; if (argc != 2) { usage(var_usage); } - setup_git_directory(); + setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit); val = NULL; if (strcmp(argv[1], "-l") == 0) { -- 1.5.4.4 -- 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