Re: how-to "backup" a repository

From: Wink Saville <wink@saville.com>
Date: Nov 6, 2006, 06:13 UTC
Message-ID: <454ED27F.8060106@saville.com>
In-Reply-To: <20061106055224.GA23126@spearce.org>

Shawn Pearce wrote:

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> Wink Saville <wink@saville.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>

Shawn,

This sounds easy enough, but how-to "create a remote"? I looked in .git/remotes and see origin which contains:

URL: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
Pull: refs/heads/master:refs/heads/origin

But where is the syntax defined?

Also, how do I setup git on my server so that it becomes a server?

Sorry for are naive questions, but looking at my git tree and the Internet didn't turn up any obvious answers. Hopefully you can point to the appropriate documents.

Thanks,

Wink