can svn and git both separate repositories from working copy?

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For various reasons, I need to separate the repository from the working copy onto separate drives, though allow push/pulls to still function normally.

Is this possible in Git?

Is this possible in SVN?

If both- is one more easy-to-do this with than the other?

Just getting started with this, thanks in advance

windows, and I'm most interested in how to do this with SourceTree (git) and TortoiseSVN (svn) — davidkomer, May 22 '13 at 19:14
d'oh, this was a poorly phrased question... I meant to separate the .git/.svn metadata folders out from the working copy, hehe. The reason is essentially that the working copy should not contain those metadata folders — davidkomer, May 23 '13 at 07:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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With git 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 the default .git for the base of the repository. The --git-dir command-line option also sets this value.

For an example, see also this question: How to have git repository in NFS partition and working-tree in local partition?
SVN separates repository and working copy by design, as far as I remember; just initialize the repo on one location and checkout to another (using a remote or local URL).

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered May 22 '13 at 18:25

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hmmm, any tips on how to do each of these with SourceTree (git) and TortoiseSVN (svn) ? – davidkomer May 22 '13 at 18:43
@davidkomer, sorry, I never used those GUIs. – miku May 22 '13 at 18:44
@davidkomer It's not something you _do_ in Subversion; the repository is _always_ distinct from the working copy. (Note however that Subversion always has working copy metadata (`.svn`) in each working copy directory, which is unavoidable and might be something you also don't want.) – Kevin Reid May 22 '13 at 21:21

can svn and git both separate repositories from working copy?

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