open

Open a git repository.

The path must point to an existing git repository folder, e.g.

/path/to/my_repo/.git/ (normal repository) objects/ index HEAD

/path/to/bare_repo/ (bare repository) objects/ index HEAD

The method will automatically detect if path is a normal or bare repository or fail if it is neither.

Parameters:

location

the location of the repository.

Returns:

a newly created Repository.