Should I create a Git repo in project source folder or at upper level? e.g. Method 1 <pre class="prettyprint"><code>.git project project\foo.c project\bar.c </code></pre> Method 2 (under project folder) <pre class="prettyprint"><code>.git foo.c bar.c </code></pre>

The goal of versioning a project is to get back (from any state of its history), an operational state able to reproduce what you were doing with said project. So if you can copy a specific directory and still get back a fully functioning project (whatever that project is), use that as a criteria to create your <code>.git</code> within that directory.

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Should I create a Git repo in project source folder or at upper level?

e.g.

Method 1

.git
project
project\foo.c
project\bar.c

Method 2 (under project folder)

.git 
foo.c
bar.c

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asked Oct 11 '22 06:10

Ryan

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The goal of versioning a project is to get back (from any state of its history), an operational state able to reproduce what you were doing with said project.

So if you can copy a specific directory and still get back a fully functioning project (whatever that project is), use that as a criteria to create your .git within that directory.