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Asked: 2026-05-28T05:12:58+00:00

I’d like to use git for backups, but using more than double the space

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I’d like to use git for backups, but using more than double the space for .git is a bit too much. Is there a nice parameter that places the data somewhere else or do I have to mount my backup HD to .git?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use the GIT_DIR environment variable in order to put your .git in another place than your current working tree.

    From Git man page:

    --git-dir=<path>

    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.

    Note that you will find valid alternatives for backing up a Git repo in this SO question (not including the bup system mentioned by Greg Hewgill in the comments, python-based, which stores its data in a git-formatted repository).

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