1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/rev-parse.c b/builtin/rev-parse.c
index ff13e59e1d..1967bafba4 100644
--- a/builtin/rev-parse.c
+++ b/builtin/rev-parse.c
@@ -802,17 +802,27 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				putchar('\n');
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--git-dir")) {
+			if (!strcmp(arg, "--git-dir") ||
+			    !strcmp(arg, "--absolute-git-dir")) {
 				const char *gitdir = getenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 				char *cwd;
 				int len;
-				if (gitdir) {
-					puts(gitdir);
-					continue;
-				}
-				if (!prefix) {
-					puts(".git");
-					continue;
+				if (arg[2] == 'g') {	/* --git-dir */
+					if (gitdir) {
+						puts(gitdir);
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (!prefix) {
+						puts(".git");
+						continue;
+					}
+				} else {		/* --absolute-git-dir */
+					if (!gitdir && !prefix)
+						gitdir = ".git";
+					if (gitdir) {
+						puts(real_path(gitdir));
+						continue;
+					}
 				}
 				cwd = xgetcwd();
 				len = strlen(cwd);