ghq/Q/In ghq, is there a way to create a repository at a specified location?

• In ghq, is there a way to create a repository at a specified location?

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    • Short answer: yes, but not with a direct destination-path argument on ghq create. ghq creates the repository under its managed root layout.
    • Change the default root: set ghq.root in [[git/.gitconfig]]. If multiple ghq.root values exist, the last one becomes the primary root and new repositories are created there.
    • Override for one invocation: set GHQ_ROOT=/path/to/root when running ghq create .... The GHQ_ROOT environment variable is used as the only root directory for that command regardless of configured ghq.root values.
    • Use a host- or URL-specific root: configure ghq.<url>.root in git config when repositories matching a URL prefix should go under a different root.
    • Constraint: ghq still creates repositories under its own host/owner/repo directory structure beneath the chosen root, so it is not an arbitrary full output path argument.
    • Examples: git config --global --add ghq.root ~/src, GHQ_ROOT=~/tmp/ghq ghq create github.com/me/project, or a git-config stanza like [ghq "https://git.example.com/repos/"] with root = ~/myproj.
    • ghq manual page
    • ghq repository