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@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ OPTIONS
file. This parameter exists to specify the location of an alternate
that only has the objects directory, not a full `.git` directory. The
commit-graph file is expected to be in the `<dir>/info` directory and
- the packfiles are expected to be in `<dir>/pack`.
+ the packfiles are expected to be in `<dir>/pack`. If the directory
+ could not be made into an absolute path, or does not match any known
+ object directory, `git commit-graph ...` will exit with non-zero
+ status.
--[no-]progress::
Turn progress on/off explicitly. If neither is specified, progress is