[[!comment format=mdwn username="http://joeyh.name/" ip="4.153.2.25" subject="comment 2" date="2012-06-25T15:29:29Z" content=""" The directory and rsync special remotes intentionally use the same layout. So the same directory could be set up as both types of special remotes. The main reason to use this rather than a bare git repo is that it supports encryption. """]]