How to detach the local git repository from its working directory?

Question

Is this feasible?

I would like to have the .git directory on another drive than the checkout directory. I could not find a way to detach both.

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Answer 1

You can set the GIT_DIR environment variable:

If the $GIT_DIR environment variable is set then it specifies a path to use instead of ./.git for the base of the repository.

If setting an environment variable is infeasible for any reason, you can use the --git-dir option with any git command:

--git-dir=

Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to current working directory.