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authorJeff King <peff@peff.net>2007-12-07 16:26:07 -0500
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2007-12-08 03:33:24 -0800
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add status.relativePaths config variable
The output of git-status was recently changed to output relative paths. Setting this variable to false restores the old behavior for any old-timers that prefer it. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ template comments, and all the output lines are prefixed with '#'.
The paths mentioned in the output, unlike many other git commands, are
made relative to the current directory, if you are working in a
-subdirectory (this is on purpose, to help cutting and pasting).
+subdirectory (this is on purpose, to help cutting and pasting). See
+the status.relativePaths config option below.
CONFIGURATION
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ mean the same thing and the latter is kept for backward
compatibility) and `color.status.<slot>` configuration variables
to colorize its output.
+If the config variable `status.relativePaths` is set to false, then all
+paths shown are relative to the repository root, not to the current
+directory.
+
See Also
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gitlink:gitignore[5]