title: Netbeans: Loading an existing cloned GIT repo
body: <p>I have a large local GIT repository which I am already working on.
  This repository contains several other netbeans projects in it.
  I cannot restructure this GIT repo to contain single projects, as it does not belong to me.</p>
  
  <p>I would like to use the graphical Netbeans GIT client on this entire repository </p>
  
  <p>However, I do not want to reclone this repository, or move it to a different path. Can I somehow load this allready cloned repository into the netbeans IDE?</p>
  
  <p>For now, I hacked it by defining a fake PHP project in the repository's root directory. This project contains no php (it's a bunch of small c++ projects), but I wanted a root project that won't try to build anything.</p>
  
  <p>As I've found myself in this situation many times (start using netbeans after I've cloned and compiled) , I am looking for a less "hacky" way to do this.</p>
  
  <p>PS: Please don't start an offtopic discussion on the merits of using GIT from command line. I prefer UI for GIT over command line. Netbeans is my choice of git GUI for Ubuntu, as other <strong>free</strong> GUI clients have incomplete functionality. </p>