Git - Moving the .git directory to another drive, keep the source code where it is

Question

I have my source code and .git folder on a small fast ssd, I would like to have the .git directory on my second bigger slower hdd and keep my working code on my fast smaller

Answer 1

The --separate-git-dir method is exactly the same as the gitdir approach.

After running

$ git init --separate-git-dir=[path to directory for .git data]

what happens is that a .git file is created in the local directory with the following content:

gitdir: [path to directory for .git data]