The man pages are indeed not great. I usually invest a bit more time reading the git book, it explains what a bare repo is a bit better: “ a new bare repository

The man pages are indeed not great. I usually invest a bit more time reading the git book, it explains what a bare repo is a bit better: “ a new bare repository — a repository that doesn’t contain a working directory.” From the “setting up git on a server” chapter (https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Getting-Git-on-a-Server https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Getting-Git...) which I think is the main reason why one would use a bare repo. That said I concur and don’t think anyone would make such a claim about git documentation. If all else fails, try https://git-man-page-generator.lokaltog.net/ https://git-man-page-generator.lokaltog.net/ :)