From 065e1a507b74e8e41017a1a5368fc2b8aaac7f19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 
 "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm4or5sJLWB0evPKp70Q2OND-JmFPnOkLA"
 <Christophe-Marie@web>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 13:00:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH]

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 .../--git-dir_and_--work-tree_options.mdwn    | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/bugs/--git-dir_and_--work-tree_options.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/bugs/--git-dir_and_--work-tree_options.mdwn b/doc/bugs/--git-dir_and_--work-tree_options.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e5d1cf0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/--git-dir_and_--work-tree_options.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+git-annex does not take into account the --git-dir and --work-tree command line options (while they can be useful when scripting).
+
+> mkdir /tmp/test
+> cd /tmp/test
+> git init
+Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/test/.git/
+> git annex init test
+init test ok
+> touch foo
+> cd
+> git --git-dir=/tmp/test/.git --work-tree=/tmp/test annex add foo
+git-annex: Not in a git repository.
+
+regular git add works:
+> git --git-dir=/tmp/test/.git --work-tree=/tmp/test add foo
+> git --git-dir=/tmp/test/.git --work-tree=/tmp/test status 
+# On branch master
+#
+# Initial commit
+#
+# Changes to be committed:
+#   (use "git rm --cached <file>..." to unstage)
+#
+#       new file:   foo
+#
+
+git-annex version: 3.20110702
+