module Git

def self.bare(git_dir, options = {})

but you can do most read operations
so you can't checkout stuff, commit things, etc.
it expects not to be able to use a working directory
this takes the path to a bare git repo

open a bare repository
def self.bare(git_dir, options = {})
  Base.bare(git_dir, options)
end

def self.clone(repository, name, options = {})


Git.clone('git://repo.or.cz/rubygit.git', 'clone.git', :bare => true)
example

:index => '/path/to/alt_index_file'
:repository => '/path/to/alt_git_dir'
:bare => true (does a bare clone)
options

clones a remote repository
def self.clone(repository, name, options = {})
  Base.clone(repository, name, options)
end

def self.export(repository, name, options = {})

remote, 'origin.'
since the .git info will be deleted anyway; always uses the default
See +clone+ for options. Does not obey the :remote option,

directory.
is specified) into the +name+ directory, then remove all traces of git from the
Export the current HEAD (or a branch, if options[:branch]
def self.export(repository, name, options = {})
  options.delete(:remote)
  repo = clone(repository, name, {:depth => 1}.merge(options))
  repo.checkout("origin/#{options[:branch]}") if options[:branch]
  Dir.chdir(repo.dir.to_s) { FileUtils.rm_r '.git' }
end

def self.init(working_dir = '.', options = {})

:index => '/path/to/alt_index_file'
:repository => '/path/to/alt_git_dir'
options

initialize a new git repository, defaults to the current working directory
def self.init(working_dir = '.', options = {})
  Base.init(working_dir, options)
end

def self.open(working_dir, options = {})

:index => '/path/to/alt_index_file'
:repository => '/path/to/alt_git_dir'
options

your git_dir and index are in the default place (.git/, .git/index)
if not provided in the options, the library will assume
a git reference, referring to a working directory.
this will most likely be the most common way to create

open an existing git working directory
def self.open(working_dir, options = {})
  Base.open(working_dir, options)
end