I need to convert a local bare git repository to another form where I can see the actual files. My repository is roughly 13.5GB in size. Essentially, the repository is in a state in which it would be if it were hosted on a remote server.
I have a repository structure like the following:
- gitrepo
- repo
-branches
-hooks
-info
-objects
-refs
-HEAD (file)
-Description (file)
-config (file)
When inspecting the folder in git bash, the gitrepo folder is master, and the repo folder is BARE:master.
I understand the git-clone command should be used to complete this action, but, when I git-clone each of the gitrepo and repo folders to another directory, I get the message saying I have cloned an empty directory.