Re: [PATCH 4/4] doc: add a FAQ entry about syncing working trees

From: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email>
Date: Oct 20, 2021, 14:05 UTC
Message-ID: <3f92dde3-fdcc-fb76-7ebc-2c3cf8191af2@iee.email>
In-Reply-To: <a2719de4-d8ec-5e78-bb73-7712c07c90c7@gmail.com>

On 20/10/2021 05:58, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:

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> On 20/10/21 08.06, brian m. carlson wrote:
>> +Be aware that even with these recommendations, syncing in this way is
>> +potentially risky since it bypasses Git's normal integrity checking for
>> +repositories, so having backups is advised.
>> +
>
> This raises question: how users can backup their repos? The answer is
> same as this FAQ for syncing working trees: have your repo to be
> pushed to the spare server at disposal, or use rsync (as long as the
> preconditions are met).
>

Perhaps, for backing up a repo, users might be pointed toward `git bundle` (with caveats about `--all` being over complete..)

-- 
Philip