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=Other Options=
==--is-inside-work-tree==
Returns true if inside a working tree, including the [[Git_Concepts#Main_Working_Tree|main working tree]].

Revision as of 04:15, 16 July 2020

Internal

Overview

Value of $GIT_DIR

git rev-parse --git-dir

If inside a git work area, return the relative path of $GIT_DIR (.git in the root of the work area, absolute path from other location).

Sends

"fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git"

to stderr and return 128 return code if not in a git work area.

Currently Checked Out Branch

Return the currently checked out branch in the current work tree:

git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

Other Options

--is-inside-work-tree

Returns true if inside a working tree, including the main working tree.