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MHMiller, Hugh <hughmiller@chevron.com>
Date
Apr 20, 2014, 09:13 UTC
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Dear Community,
Is there any way to use .git (e.g., a different set of "client" commands) that allows the .git folder to be placed in a location away from the actual files being versioned ? For example, can one set environment variables that let the software know where the .git folder is ?
Reason for asking - the files being versioned are acted on other applications that know nothing about git, so presence of .git in the file directory may cause problems.
Thanks,
Hugh Miller
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