"here" can be used to refer to the current repository, which can read better than the old "." (which still works too).

Command/Unused.hs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ start = do
 	let (name, action) = case from of
 		Nothing -> (".", checkUnused)
 		Just "." -> (".", checkUnused)
+		Just "here" -> (".", checkUnused)
 		Just n -> (n, checkRemoteUnused n)
 	showStart "unused" name
 	next action

Remote.hs

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ byName' n = do
  - .git/config. -}
 nameToUUID :: String -> Annex UUID
 nameToUUID "." = getUUID -- special case for current repo
+nameToUUID "here" = getUUID
 nameToUUID "" = error "no remote specified"
 nameToUUID n = byName' n >>= go
 	where

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+git-annex (3.20120230) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * "here" can be used to refer to the current repository,
+    which can read better than the old "." (which still works too).
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:34:27 -0400
+
 git-annex (3.20120229) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Fix test suite to not require a unicode locale.

doc/git-annex.mdwn

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ subdirectories).
 
   The repository to describe can be specified by git remote name or
   by uuid. To change the description of the current repository, use
-  "."
+  "here".
 
 * initremote name [param=value ...]
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ subdirectories).
   Records that a repository is trusted to not unexpectedly lose
   content. Use with care.
 
-  To trust the current repository, use "."
+  To trust the current repository, use "here".
 
 * untrust [repository ...]
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ subdirectories).
   By default, only lists annexed files whose content is currently present.
   This can be changed by specifying file matching options. To list all
   annexed files, present or not, specify --include "*". To list all
-  annexed files whose content is not present, specify --not --in="."
+  annexed files whose content is not present, specify --not --in=here
 
   To output filenames terminated with nulls, for use with xargs -0,
   specify --print0. Or, a custom output formatting can be specified using
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ file contents are present at either of two repositories.
 
   The repository should be specified using the name of a configured remote,
   or the UUID or description of a repository. For the current repository,
-  use "--in=."
+  use --in=here
 
 * --copies=number