Is there a way to put multiple projects in a git repository? [closed]

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While most people will tell you to just use multiple repositories, I feel it’s worth mentioning there are other solutions.

Solution 1

A single repository can contain multiple independent branches, called orphan branches. Orphan branches are completely separate from each other; they do not share histories.

git checkout --orphan BRANCHNAME

This creates a new branch, unrelated to your current branch. Each project should be in its own orphaned branch.

Now for whatever reason, git needs a bit of cleanup after an orphan checkout.

rm .git/index
rm -r *

Make sure everything is committed before deleting

Once the orphan branch is clean, you can use it normally.

Solution 2

Avoid all the hassle of orphan branches. Create two independent repositories, and push them to the same remote. Just use different branch names for each repo.

# repo 1
git push origin master:master-1

# repo 2
git push origin master:master-2

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