It is possible to separate the work tree from the git repository files with the "--separate-git-dir" flag. .git is then a file whose contents point to the direc

It is possible to separate the work tree from the git repository files with the "--separate-git-dir" flag. .git is then a file whose contents point to the directory where the repository files reside. Any other command works as usual without specifying the directory, so it is just needed for clone or init.