$ # comment manager is an individual project ~/projects/comment-manager/ $ # Keep your working folder symlinked to the folder that is present inside the git folder. $ cd ~/projects/nextbigthing $ mkdir comments-manager $ ls -ltr $ # Now go to your working folder, it could be like your /var/www or ~/Sites on your home folder. $ cd ~/Sites/ # Create a symlink to your project's module to this separate/working directory. $ ln -s ~/projects/nextbigthing/comments-manager/ comments-manager $ # Now you can do all your development here in the working folder.