</code> (double-quote) will be interpreted
as C-style quoted paths, removing leading and trailing
double-quotes and respecting backslash escapes. E.g., the value
<code>"path-with-\"-and-:-in-it":vanilla-path</code> has two paths:
<code>path-with-"-and-:-in-it</code> and <code>vanilla-path</code>.</p>
</div>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><code>GIT_DIR</code></dt>
<dd>
<p>If the <code>GIT_DIR</code> environment variable is set then it
specifies a path to use instead of the default <code>.git</code>
for the base o