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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 4e5fe4d4b5..0dac7aab57 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -291,17 +291,12 @@ help ...`. path or relative path to current working directory. --work-tree=<path>:: - Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be - used in combination with repositories found automatically in - a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set). + Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path + or a path relative to the current working directory. This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE environment variable and the core.worktree configuration - variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to - current working directory. - Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of - --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified, - the current working directory is regarded as the top directory - of your working tree. + variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a + more detailed discussion). --bare:: Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR |