Use GIT_DIR environment variable to to set .git directory #787
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The GIT_DIR environment variable can be used to configure an alternative repository location within GiT. This is very useful i.e. for the management of dotfiles:
This patch replaces the hardcoded
.git
paths in order to makegit ignore -p
command work correctly if GIT_DIR has been set to another location.