When creating a git repository that will be on the server, can I convert it to a bare repository?

Question

I already created a repository. Can I make it a bare type or shall I start over?

Accepted Answer

According to the FAQ, conversion from non-bare to bare can be done in two ways. The best one:

```
$ git clone --bare -l repo repo.git
$ rm -rf repo
```

To create a bare repository from scratch:

```
$ mkdir repo.git
$ cd repo.git
$ git --bare init
```

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