can svn and git both separate repositories from working copy?

Question

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

Answer 1

• 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).