Tips and tricks

If you want an external .git directory you can create one:

mkdir {{GIT_TARGET_FOLDER}}/.git

If you need it to be ignored by Dropbox:

xattr -w com.dropbox.ignored 1 {{GIT_TARGET_FOLDER}}/.git
xattr -w 'com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P' 1 {{GIT_TARGET_FOLDER}}/.git

Initialize .git

git --git-dir={{GIT_TARGET_FOLDER}}/.git \
    --work-tree={{REPO_FOLDER}} \
    init

Add a alias in .zshrc or bash profile:

alias gitwpdzsap='git --git-dir={{GIT_TARGET_FOLDER}}/.git --work-tree={{REPO_FOLDER}}'

Then you can use it as

gitwpdzsap add -A

If you need it for PhpStorm IntelliJ to detect it ,

cd {{REPO_FOLDER}}
echo "gitdir: {{GIT_TARGET_FOLDER}}/.git" > .git

You can convert it to bash script too:

#!/bin/bash

# Prompt for folder path
read -p "Enter the full folder path: " FOLDER_PATH

# Expand ~ to full path
FOLDER_PATH="${FOLDER_PATH/#\~/$HOME}"

NODE_MODULES="$FOLDER_PATH/node_modules"
GIT_FOLDER="$FOLDER_PATH/.git"

# Create folders
mkdir -p "$NODE_MODULES"
mkdir -p "$GIT_FOLDER"

# Set extended attributes to hide from Apple File Provider (and Dropbox indirectly)
# xattr -w 'com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P' 1 "$NODE_MODULES"
# xattr -w 'com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P' 1 "$GIT_FOLDER"
xattr -w 'com.dropbox.ignored' 1 "$NODE_MODULES"
xattr -w 'com.dropbox.ignored' 1 "$GIT_FOLDER"



echo "Done. The following folders are now ignored:"
echo " - $NODE_MODULES"
echo " - $GIT_FOLDER"