--- git.orig	2008-05-07 15:54:28.000000000 +0200
+++ git	2008-05-07 16:09:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
 # BRANCH: 	The branch of the repository to use
 # DESTINATION:	The destination directory for the checked out repository
 
-OLDPWD=$PWD
 export PAGER=cat
+export GIT_DIR=.gitports
 
 # checks whether we got a valid repository (exit code will be 0, if the
 # repository is valid, otherwise 1)
 function checkValidRepository() {
-	if [ -d $DESTINATION/.git ]
+	if [ -d $DESTINATION/$GIT_DIR ]
 	then
 		cd $DESTINATION
-		if [ "$URL" ==  `git config --get remote.origin.url` ]
+		if [ "$URL" ==  "`git config --get remote.origin.url`" ]
 		then
 			return 0
 		fi
@@ -63,6 +63,4 @@
 
 git-checkout -q $BRANCH
 
-cd $OLDPWD
-
 echo "Finished successfully"