From: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:21:45 GMT
Subject: Re: I don't want the .git directory next to my code.
Message-ID: <36ca99e90801160521v4851bdf8n72e69d69f6344013@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.1.00.0801152305050.13593@iabervon.org>

On Jan 16, 2008 5:13 AM, Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008, Mike wrote:
>
> > How do I make the repository dir live somewhere else, the hell away from my
> > code? Thanks
>
> export GIT_DIR=/somewhere-else.git
>
> Note that this only really works if you've only got one repository;
> there's no good way to have the repository information outside of the
> working directory and still have which repository you're using depend on
> which directory you're working in.
This project may solve this problem:

http://swapoff.org/OnDir

Bert

>
>         -Daniel