--- a/include/gitutil.git_exec_nix.php
+++ b/include/gitutil.git_exec_nix.php
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
  function git_exec_nix($project, $command)
  {
  	global $gitphp_conf;
-	$cmd = $gitphp_conf['gitbin'] . " --git-dir=" . $project . " " . $command;
+	$cmd = $gitphp_conf['gitbin'];
+	if (isset($project) && (strlen($project) > 0))
+		$cmd .= " --git-dir=" . $project;
+	$cmd .= " " . $command;
 	return shell_exec($cmd);
  }
 

--- a/include/gitutil.git_exec_win.php
+++ b/include/gitutil.git_exec_win.php
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 function git_exec_win($project, $command)
 {
 	global $gitphp_conf;
-	$cmd = $gitphp_conf['gitbin'] . " --git-dir=" . $project . " " . $command;
+	$cmd = $gitphp_conf['gitbin'];
+	if (isset($project) && (strlen($project) > 0))
+		$cmd .= " --git-dir=" . $project;
+	$cmd .= " " . $command;
 	return shell_exec($cmd);
 }
 

--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/gitutil.git_version.php
@@ -1,1 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ *  gitutil.git_version.php
+ *  gitphp: A PHP git repository browser
+ *  Component: Git utility - version
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2009 Christopher Han <xiphux@gmail.com>
+ */
 
+ require_once('gitutil.git_exec.php');
+
+ function git_version()
+ {
+ 	$verstr = explode(" ",git_exec(null, "--version"));
+	if (($verstr[0] == "git") && ($verstr[1] == "version"))
+		return $verstr[2];
+	return null;
+ }
+
+?>
+