How to git bundle a complete repo

Question

I need to transfer a complete repo to a new non-networked machine, preferable as a single file entity. The git bundle allows a git fetch, git pull

Answer 1

I would suggest you tar or zip the .git folder and simply unpack it in the new location and then do git reset --hard HEAD. Everything required for all the branches is under .git and all you should need to do is adjust any remotes in the .git/config file or remove them.

tar cf myrepo.tgz .git
cp myrepo.tgz [USB_STICK]
... move to new machine ...
mkdir myrepo && cd myrepo
tar xpf [USB_STICK]/myrepo.tgz
git reset --hard HEAD