be --dir DIR COMMAND now roots the bugdir in DIR without changing directories.

Previously, for the directory structure
  A
  |-- X
  `-- Y
You could do something like
  A$ be --dir X diff --dir ../Y
Now it's
  A$ be --dir X diff --dir Y

The --root option to `be init` has been removed as redundant.  Replace
calls like
  be init --root DIR
with
  be --dir DIR init

30 files changed, 145 insertions, 65 deletions

diff --git a/.be/bugs/52034fd0-ec50-424d-b25d-2beaf2d2c317/comments/79fb6ef2-176c-45c0-b898-59c3c3e0aafe/body b/.be/bugs/52034fd0-ec50-424d-b25d-2beaf2d2c317/comments/79fb6ef2-176c-45c0-b898-59c3c3e0aafe/body
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dbeebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.be/bugs/52034fd0-ec50-424d-b25d-2beaf2d2c317/comments/79fb6ef2-176c-45c0-b898-59c3c3e0aafe/body
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+>   * Determining what to commit.
+> 
+>     You'd have to have RCS keep a log of all versioned files it
+>     touched, and extend .commit() to accept the keyword list "files"
+>     and commit only those files.  This is doable, but maybe not worth
+>     the trouble.
+
+On the other hand, just attemting to commit evverything after each
+command would make it nice and easy to commit bug fixes:
+  be --auto-commit status XYZ fixed
+which would commit whatever changes you had outstanding with an
+appropriate commit message.
+
diff --git a/.be/bugs/52034fd0-ec50-424d-b25d-2beaf2d2c317/comments/79fb6ef2-176c-45c0-b898-59c3c3e0aafe/values b/.be/bugs/52034fd0-ec50-424d-b25d-2beaf2d2c317/comments/79fb6ef2-176c-45c0-b898-59c3c3e0aafe/values
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3dba3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.be/bugs/52034fd0-ec50-424d-b25d-2beaf2d2c317/comments/79fb6ef2-176c-45c0-b898-59c3c3e0aafe/values
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Author: W. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
+
+
+Content-type: text/plain
+
+
+Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:45:15 +0000
+
+
+In-reply-to: 4c50ca0b-a08f-4723-b00d-4bf342cf86b6
+
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0cf9aae..84256e1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+December 6, 2009
+ * be --dir DIR COMMAND now roots the bugdir in DIR _without_ changing
+   directories.
+ * `be init --root DIR` should now be `be --dir DIR init`.
+
 December 5, 2009
  * targets are now a special type of bug (severity 'target'), so you
    can do all the things you do with normal bugs to them as well
diff --git a/README.dev b/README.dev
index fb4f471..dbb97b0 100644
--- a/README.dev
+++ b/README.dev
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ To fit into the current framework, your extension module should
 provide the following elements:
   __desc__
     A short string describing the purpose of your plugin
-  execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False)
+  execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+          dir=".")
     The entry function for your plugin.  args is everything from
     sys.argv after the name of your plugin (e.g. for the command
     `be open abc', args=['abc']).
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ provide the following elements:
     before attempting to read or write a file.  See the
     restrict_file_access documentation for details.
 
+    dir is a directory inside the repository of interest.
+
     Note: be supports command-completion.  To avoid raising errors you
     need to deal with possible '--complete' options and arguments.
     See the 'Command completion' section below for more information.
diff --git a/be b/be
index c5c372f..8a594cf 100755
--- a/be
+++ b/be
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ parser.add_option("--version", action="store_true", dest="version",
                   help="Print version string and exit.")
 parser.add_option("--verbose-version", action="store_true", dest="verbose_version",
                   help="Print verbose version information and exit.")
-parser.add_option("-d", "--dir", dest="dir", metavar="DIR",
-                  help="Run this command from DIR instead of the current directory.")
+parser.add_option("-d", "--dir", dest="dir", metavar="DIR", default=".",
+                  help="Run this command on the repository in DIR instead of the current directory.")
 
 try:
     options,args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -56,13 +56,11 @@ except cmdutil.GetCompletions, e:
 if options.version == True or options.verbose_version == True:
     print version.version(verbose=options.verbose_version)
     sys.exit(0)
-if options.dir != None:
-    os.chdir(options.dir)
 
 try:
     if len(args) == 0:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError, "must supply a command"
-    sys.exit(cmdutil.execute(args[0], args[1:]))
+    sys.exit(cmdutil.execute(args[0], args=args[1:], dir=options.dir))
 except cmdutil.GetHelp:
     print cmdutil.help(args[0])
     sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/becommands/assign.py b/becommands/assign.py
index 2c78f69..9c971ae 100644
--- a/becommands/assign.py
+++ b/becommands/assign.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
         help()
         raise cmdutil.UsageError("Too many arguments.")
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bug = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[0])
     bug = bd.bug_from_shortname(args[0])
     if len(args) == 1:
diff --git a/becommands/close.py b/becommands/close.py
index a14cea8..026c605 100644
--- a/becommands/close.py
+++ b/becommands/close.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> from libbe import bugdir
     >>> import os
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) > 1:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError("Too many arguments.")
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bug = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[0])
     bug.status = "closed"
     bd.save()
diff --git a/becommands/comment.py b/becommands/comment.py
index fbc994f..9919d1d 100644
--- a/becommands/comment.py
+++ b/becommands/comment.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import time
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     shortname = args[0]
 
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bug, parent = cmdutil.bug_comment_from_id(bd, shortname)
 
     if len(args) == 1: # try to launch an editor for comment-body entry
diff --git a/becommands/commit.py b/becommands/commit.py
index 39d1e2e..cade355 100644
--- a/becommands/commit.py
+++ b/becommands/commit.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir, editor, vcs
 import sys
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> from libbe import bug
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) != 1:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError("Please supply a commit message")
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     if args[0] == '-': # read summary from stdin
         assert options.body != "EDITOR", \
           "Cannot spawn and editor when the summary is using stdin."
diff --git a/becommands/depend.py b/becommands/depend.py
index 6336793..c2cb2a4 100644
--- a/becommands/depend.py
+++ b/becommands/depend.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class BrokenLink (Exception):
         self.blocking_bug = blocking_bug
 
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> from libbe import utility
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
         raise cmdutil.UsageError("Only one bug id used in tree mode.")
 
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     if options.repair == True:
         good,fixed,broken = check_dependencies(bd, repair_broken_links=True)
         assert len(broken) == 0, broken
diff --git a/becommands/diff.py b/becommands/diff.py
index e844c10..c5c34f9 100644
--- a/becommands/diff.py
+++ b/becommands/diff.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir, diff
 import os
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     except ValueError, e:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError(e.msg)
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     if bd.vcs.versioned == False:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError('This directory is not revision-controlled.')
     if options.dir == None:
diff --git a/becommands/due.py b/becommands/due.py
index 6f11ad4..0b8d1e9 100644
--- a/becommands/due.py
+++ b/becommands/due.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ __desc__ = __doc__
 
 DUE_TAG="DUE:"
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) not in (1, 2):
         raise cmdutil.UsageError('Incorrect number of arguments.')
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bug = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[0])
     if len(args) == 1:
         due_time = get_due(bug)
diff --git a/becommands/email_bugs.py b/becommands/email_bugs.py
index d0366df..f6641e3 100644
--- a/becommands/email_bugs.py
+++ b/becommands/email_bugs.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ __desc__ = __doc__
 
 sendmail='/usr/sbin/sendmail -t'
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> from libbe import bug
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) == 0:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     xml = show.output(args, bd, as_xml=True, with_comments=True)
     subject = options.subject
     if subject == None:
diff --git a/becommands/help.py b/becommands/help.py
index 99ab8c4..9e6d1aa 100644
--- a/becommands/help.py
+++ b/becommands/help.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 from libbe import cmdutil, utility
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     Print help of specified command (the manipulate_encodings argument
     is ignored).
diff --git a/becommands/html.py b/becommands/html.py
index a031188..d9e0d73 100644
--- a/becommands/html.py
+++ b/becommands/html.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import xml.sax.saxutils, htmlentitydefs
 
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
         raise cmdutil.UsageError, 'Too many arguments.'
 
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bd.load_all_bugs()
 
     html_gen = HTMLGen(bd, template=options.template, verbose=options.verbose,
diff --git a/becommands/import_xml.py b/becommands/import_xml.py
index d1ea026..b985193 100644
--- a/becommands/import_xml.py
+++ b/becommands/import_xml.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ if libbe.TESTING == True:
     import unittest
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import time
     >>> import StringIO
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     filename = args[0]
 
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     if options.comment_root != None:
         croot_bug,croot_comment = \
             cmdutil.bug_comment_from_id(bd, options.comment_root)
diff --git a/becommands/init.py b/becommands/init.py
index 6085286..ab9255b 100644
--- a/becommands/init.py
+++ b/becommands/init.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import os.path
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> from libbe import utility, vcs
     >>> import os
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     ... except bugdir.NoBugDir, e:
     ...     True
     True
-    >>> execute(['--root', dir.path], manipulate_encodings=False)
+    >>> execute([], manipulate_encodings=False, dir=dir.path)
     No revision control detected.
     Directory initialized.
     >>> dir.cleanup()
@@ -47,11 +48,12 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     >>> _vcs.cleanup()
 
     >>> try:
-    ...     execute(['--root', '.'], manipulate_encodings=False)
+    ...     execute([], manipulate_encodings=False, dir=".")
     ... except cmdutil.UserError, e:
     ...     str(e).startswith("Directory already initialized: ")
     True
-    >>> execute(['--root', '/highly-unlikely-to-exist'], manipulate_encodings=False)
+    >>> execute([], manipulate_encodings=False,
+    ...         dir='/highly-unlikely-to-exist')
     Traceback (most recent call last):
     UserError: No such directory: /highly-unlikely-to-exist
     >>> os.chdir('/')
@@ -63,14 +65,15 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) > 0:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError
     try:
-        bd = bugdir.BugDir(options.root_dir, from_disk=False,
+        bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=False,
                            sink_to_existing_root=False,
                            assert_new_BugDir=True,
-                           manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                           manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                           root=dir)
     except bugdir.NoRootEntry:
-        raise cmdutil.UserError("No such directory: %s" % options.root_dir)
+        raise cmdutil.UserError("No such directory: %s" % dir)
     except bugdir.AlreadyInitialized:
-        raise cmdutil.UserError("Directory already initialized: %s" % options.root_dir)
+        raise cmdutil.UserError("Directory already initialized: %s" % dir)
     bd.save()
     if bd.vcs.name is not "None":
         print "Using %s for revision control." % bd.vcs.name
@@ -80,9 +83,6 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
 
 def get_parser():
     parser = cmdutil.CmdOptionParser("be init")
-    parser.add_option("-r", "--root", metavar="DIR", dest="root_dir",
-                      help="Set root dir to something other than the current directory.",
-                      default=".")
     return parser
 
 longhelp="""
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ This command initializes Bugs Everywhere support for the specified directory
 and all its subdirectories.  It will auto-detect any supported revision control
 system.  You can use "be set vcs_name" to change the vcs being used.
 
-The directory defaults to your current working directory.
+The directory defaults to your current working directory, but you can
+change that by passing the --dir option to be
+  $ be --dir path/to/new/bug/root init
 
 It is usually a good idea to put the Bugs Everywhere root at the source code
 root, but you can put it anywhere.  If you root Bugs Everywhere in a
diff --git a/becommands/list.py b/becommands/list.py
index fa5647b..1c3e78d 100644
--- a/becommands/list.py
+++ b/becommands/list.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ __desc__ = __doc__
 AVAILABLE_CMPS = [fn[4:] for fn in dir(bug) if fn[:4] == 'cmp_']
 AVAILABLE_CMPS.remove("attr") # a cmp_* template.
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
             cmp_list.append(eval('bug.cmp_%s' % cmp))
     
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bd.load_all_bugs()
     # select status
     if options.status != None:
diff --git a/becommands/merge.py b/becommands/merge.py
index 8cf7e2f..ac09b40 100644
--- a/becommands/merge.py
+++ b/becommands/merge.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 import os, copy
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> from libbe import utility
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
         raise cmdutil.UsageError("Too many arguments.")
     
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bugA = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[0])
     bugA.load_comments()
     bugB = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[1])
diff --git a/becommands/new.py b/becommands/new.py
index 00e8a47..30f8834 100644
--- a/becommands/new.py
+++ b/becommands/new.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 import sys
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os, time
     >>> from libbe import bug
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) != 1:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError("Please supply a summary message")
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     if args[0] == '-': # read summary from stdin
         summary = sys.stdin.readline()
     else:
diff --git a/becommands/open.py b/becommands/open.py
index c2c15e2..a6fe48d 100644
--- a/becommands/open.py
+++ b/becommands/open.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) > 1:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError, "Too many arguments."
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bug = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[0])
     bug.status = "open"
 
diff --git a/becommands/remove.py b/becommands/remove.py
index e4f0065..bac06c0 100644
--- a/becommands/remove.py
+++ b/becommands/remove.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> from libbe import mapfile
     >>> import os
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) != 1:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError, "Please specify a bug id."
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bug = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[0])
     bd.remove_bug(bug)
     print "Removed bug %s" % bug.uuid
diff --git a/becommands/set.py b/becommands/set.py
index c8c5a2c..4d54a59 100644
--- a/becommands/set.py
+++ b/becommands/set.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ def _value_string(bd, setting):
             val = None
     return str(val)
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) > 2:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError, "Too many arguments"
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     if len(args) == 0:
         keys = bd.settings_properties
         keys.sort()
diff --git a/becommands/severity.py b/becommands/severity.py
index 524976b..804dc4e 100644
--- a/becommands/severity.py
+++ b/becommands/severity.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir, bug
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) not in (1,2):
         raise cmdutil.UsageError
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bug = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[0])
     if len(args) == 1:
         print bug.severity
diff --git a/becommands/show.py b/becommands/show.py
index ab1708f..7757aaa 100644
--- a/becommands/show.py
+++ b/becommands/show.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import sys
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir, comment, version, _version
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) == 0:
         raise cmdutil.UsageError
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
 
     if options.only_raw_body == True:
         if len(args) != 1:
diff --git a/becommands/status.py b/becommands/status.py
index fd31c97..58b6f63 100644
--- a/becommands/status.py
+++ b/becommands/status.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir, bug
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
     if len(args) not in (1,2):
         raise cmdutil.UsageError
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     bug = cmdutil.bug_from_id(bd, args[0])
     if len(args) == 1:
         print bug.status
diff --git a/becommands/subscribe.py b/becommands/subscribe.py
index 19aac53..69554f7 100644
--- a/becommands/subscribe.py
+++ b/becommands/subscribe.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ __desc__ = __doc__
 
 TAG="SUBSCRIBE:"
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
     >>> bd.set_sync_with_disk(True)
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
         raise cmdutil.UsageError("Too many arguments.")
 
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
 
     subscriber = options.subscriber
     if subscriber == None:
diff --git a/becommands/tag.py b/becommands/tag.py
index e22cb70..f3819bd 100644
--- a/becommands/tag.py
+++ b/becommands/tag.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 import os, copy
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> from libbe import utility
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
         raise cmdutil.UsageError("Too many arguments.")
     
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     if options.list:
         bd.load_all_bugs()
         tags = []
diff --git a/becommands/target.py b/becommands/target.py
index 9ccbacc..5dd5d38 100644
--- a/becommands/target.py
+++ b/becommands/target.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir
 from becommands import depend
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
-def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     """
     >>> import os, StringIO, sys
     >>> bd = bugdir.SimpleBugDir()
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ def execute(args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
             or (options.resolve == True and len(args) not in (0, 1)):
             raise cmdutil.UsageError('Incorrect number of arguments.')
     bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True,
-                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings)
+                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
+                       root=dir)
     if options.resolve == True:
         if len(args) == 0:
             summary = None
diff --git a/libbe/cmdutil.py b/libbe/cmdutil.py
index b892bde..c567984 100644
--- a/libbe/cmdutil.py
+++ b/libbe/cmdutil.py
@@ -79,12 +79,15 @@ def get_command(command_name):
     return cmd
 
 
-def execute(cmd, args, manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False):
+def execute(cmd, args,
+            manipulate_encodings=True, restrict_file_access=False,
+            dir="."):
     enc = encoding.get_encoding()
     cmd = get_command(cmd)
     ret = cmd.execute([a.decode(enc) for a in args],
                       manipulate_encodings=manipulate_encodings,
-                      restrict_file_access=restrict_file_access)
+                      restrict_file_access=restrict_file_access,
+                      dir=dir)
     if ret == None:
         ret = 0
     return ret