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The Git cli will accept dot '.' (period) as the relative path
to the current repository. Explain this action.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ the paths in the index that match the pattern to be checked out to your
working tree. After running `git add hello.c; rm hello.c`, you will _not_ working tree. After running `git add hello.c; rm hello.c`, you will _not_
see `hello.c` in your working tree with the former, but with the latter see `hello.c` in your working tree with the former, but with the latter
you will. you will.
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Just as the filesystem '.' (period) refers to the current directory,
using a '.' as a repository name in Git (a dot-repository) is a relative
path for your current repository.
Here are the rules regarding the "flags" that you should follow when you are Here are the rules regarding the "flags" that you should follow when you are
scripting Git: scripting Git: