Re: How to have multiple working copy directories use the same repository?

From: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 11, 2007, 19:00 UTC
Message-ID: <20071011190025.GC2804@steel.home>
In-Reply-To: <744844.82514.qm@web55015.mail.re4.yahoo.com>

Bill Priest, Thu, Oct 11, 2007 20:10:50 +0200:

>   I've looked at the "git for CVS users" section in
> the docs and this appears to create two repositories. 
> Is there a way to have two working directories that
> utilize the same repository?

Look for "alternates" in git's documentation. But read all the warnings regarding git-gc and git-prune. Make a note of ".keep" files.

>   I'm betting that I'm just trying to push my workflow
> style onto git instead of adapting to the git way of
> doing things; but thought I would ask.

Git is flexible enough to accomodate almost any existing workflow. Just some of them work better.