From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 13:28:58 GMT
Subject: Re: how to backup git
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0805121428310.30431@racer>
In-Reply-To: <87ej87is50.fsf@offby1.atm01.sea.blarg.net>

Hi,

On Mon, 12 May 2008, Eric Hanchrow wrote:

> >>>>> "bill" == bill lam <cbill.lam@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>     bill> Hello, this should be a simple question.  How to backup a git
>     bill> repository but excluding files that not under versioned?  If I
>     bill> cp or tar or rsync the directory.  All non-versioned files are
>     bill> added.
> 
> I'd rsync just the .git directory.

Note that this is necessary if you want to keep the reflogs (clone would 
not copy them).

Ciao,
Dscho