git repository sync between computers, when moving around?
- by Johan
Hi
Let's say that I have a desktop pc and a laptop,
and sometimes I work on the desktop and sometimes I work on the laptop.
What is the easiest way to move a git repository back and forth?
I want the git repositories to be identical,
so that I can continue where I left of at the other computer.
I would like to make sure that I have the same branches and tags on both of the computers.
Thanks
Johan
Note: I know how to do this with SubVersion, but I'm curious on how this would work with git. If it is easier, I can use a third pc as classical server that the two pc:s can sync against.
Note: Both computers are running Linux.
Update:
So let's try XANI:s idea with a bare git repo on a server,
and the push command syntax from KingCrunch.
In this example there is two clients and one server.
So let's create the server part first.
ssh user@server
mkdir -p ~/git_test/workspace
cd ~/git_test/workspace
git --bare init
So then from one of the other computers I try to get a copy of the repo with clone:
git clone user@server:~/git_test/workspace/
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/user/git_test/repo1/workspace/.git/
warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository.
Then go into that repo and add a file:
cd workspace/
echo "test1" > testfile1.txt
git add testfile1.txt
git commit testfile1.txt -m "Added file testfile1.txt"
git push origin master
Now the server is updated with testfile1.txt.
Anyway, let's see if we can get this file from the other computer.
mkdir -p ~/git_test/repo2
cd ~/git_test/repo2
git clone user@server:~/git_test/workspace/
cd workspace/
git pull
And now we can see the testfile.
At this point we can edit it with some more content and update the server again.
echo "test2" >> testfile1.txt
git add testfile1.txt
git commit -m "Test2"
git push origin master
Then we go back to the first client and do a git pull to see the updated file.
And now I can move back and forth between the two computers,
and add a third if I like to.
