Re: Is it possible to use GIT with non-standard directory?

[Kai Willadsen <kai willadsen gmail com>]

On 29 April 2016 at 00:04, Simon White <mintroll-git 2-72 co uk> wrote:
> It is possible to have a GIT repository with a non-standard name, other than
> ".git".
>
>
> Why would this ever be the case?
>
>
> It is a helpful trick to maintain multiple GIT repositories in the same
> directory, as described here:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/436125/two-git-repositories-in-one-directory
>
> So, is it possible to tell Meld to use a non-standard GIT repository? I
> can't seem to find the option anywhere?

Other than as below, no. We don't support switching between multiple
git repos in one folder. Honestly, I don't see how we could easily
detect and display this... in which case I think the switching would
have to be manual by using the environment.

> (
> Also, if the GIT repository isn't even in the same directory:
> https://git-scm.com/blog/2010/04/11/environment.html
> )

Meld should currently support having .git as a file containing a
gitdir-style alias, and best I know will also support the GIT_DIR
environment variable.

Having said that, I don't know how well-tested this configuration is
at this point, but I know that someone was using it in the past.

cheers,
Kai