Working with Git Repository in OneDrive

There have been some rare occasions when I like to work with git repository in OneDrive. It may not be best practice, but it get work done!

After spending some time searching on Internet, i stumbled on this solution.

Instead of having .git folder in the root of teh repository, git allows you to have magic .git file.

In the .git file, add this:

gitdir: /path/to/.git

Example

1. Check out the git repository somewhere on your local machine

2. Create a new project folder on OneDrive

3. Move content from (except or .git folder) to project folder on OneDrive

4. Create a new .git file in root of project folder on OneDrive

5. Add path to .git folder in the .git file in root of project folder on OneDrive

   gitdir: /path/to/.git
   

Now you can run git from your project folder on OneDrive without syncing git data.

Windows

You can use double backslash on Windows:

gitdir: P:\\path\\to\\.git