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Re: how-to "backup" a repository

From
Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Nov 6, 2006, 05:52 UTC
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<20061106055224.GA23126@spearce.org>
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Wink Saville <wink@saville.com> wrote:
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> I've been working with git for a little while, but still very
> much a neophyte. One thing I'd like to do is be able to backup
> my work on a server located on my network.
> 
> Currently I have cloned the Linux 2.6 tree on my personal computer
> and have been backing it up by tar'ing the subdirectory with the
> cloned repository and then using scp to copy it to my server.
> 
> I suspect there is a better way, probably using git itself:)
> 
> How is the typically handled?

Create a remote (in .git/remotes) which refers to your backup location. Then use 'git push' to push your branch(es) of interest to the backup.

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