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Tried running the --is-bare-repository command but realized that running it on my cloned copy wasn't right. Is there no way to use the same command on the actual GitHub repository? The repository shows no .git file either. Forgive me, but I'm still very new to GitHub and trying to figure out how to use it. The command bar seems to be only for searching.

Nav
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    Why does it matter? Whether something is a bare repo basically just affects what's seen on the local filesystem (and of course, you don't have access to the local filesystem of the Github server...) – Oliver Charlesworth Mar 02 '14 at 12:46
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    Just wanted to know... – Nav Mar 02 '14 at 12:46

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Yes, GitHub repositories created using GitHub web interface (/new) are bare Git repositories.

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  • @Oli [This question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20854879/whats-the-difference-between-github-repository-and-git-bare-repository) — Actually, that kinda makes this question a duplicate… – grg Mar 02 '14 at 12:51
  • @grgarside: true, but one additional piece of info my question asks is whether we can use a terminal on the actual GitHub repository (if it makes sense to use one) – Nav Mar 02 '14 at 12:59