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Accessing a single repository with different addresses?

Subject: Accessing a single repository with different addresses?

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3 messages between May 6, 2008 and May 7, 2008.

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Paul Holbrook· May 6, 2008, 16:51 UTC · lore

I have two machines at home that I've been using to play with git: a desktop box and a laptop. I set up a repository on the desktop, and cloned it to the laptop via ssh, but using just a local 192.168.x.x address. However, when I leave the house, I'd still like to be able to talk to the desktop repository, which I can still do via ssh back to the house - but now the address for that very same repository is not a 192 address, but a DNS name. What's the best way to handle this?

I'm aware that with git I don't need to have the all-the-time connectivity to make it work - but when I leave the house, there may be changes on the desktop repository that I haven't yet pulled to the laptop. I still want to be able to get at those when I'm away from home.

-- Paul

Luciano Rocha· May 6, 2008, 16:58 UTC · re: Paul Holbrook · lore

Re: Accessing a single repository with different addresses?

On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 12:51:13PM -0400, Paul Holbrook wrote:

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> I have two machines at home that I've been using to play with git: a
> desktop box and a laptop.  I set up a repository on the desktop, and
> cloned it to the laptop via ssh, but using just a local 192.168.x.x
> address.  However, when I leave the house, I'd still like to be able
> to talk to the desktop repository, which I can still do via ssh back
> to the house - but now the address for that very same repository is
> not a 192 address, but a DNS name.   What's the best way to handle
> this?

Why not add a local dns server and use the same dns name?

Otherwise, I use a host declaration in .ssh/config, and switch as needed:

host desktop hostname 192.... user ...

But that was with svn. With git you can just add a new remote with the other address: git remote add rem host:....

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Luciano Rocha <luciano@eurotux.com>
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Jakub Narebski· May 7, 2008, 00:33 UTC · re: Paul Holbrook · lore

Re: Accessing a single repository with different addresses?

"Paul Holbrook" <paul.holbrook@gmail.com> writes:

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> I have two machines at home that I've been using to play with git: a
> desktop box and a laptop.  I set up a repository on the desktop, and
> cloned it to the laptop via ssh, but using just a local 192.168.x.x
> address.  However, when I leave the house, I'd still like to be able
> to talk to the desktop repository, which I can still do via ssh back
> to the house - but now the address for that very same repository is
> not a 192 address, but a DNS name.   What's the best way to handle
> this?

If I remember correctly git doesn't (yet?) implements multiple-URL fetch URIs, where first URL that works is used.

If I understand correctly you want to connect (fetch from) your desktop machine from your laptop. And this laptop is either connected to local network (local IP), or to Internet (DNS address). The simplest way would be to create two 'remotes', e.g. dektop-local and desktop, or desktop and desktop-dns, which differn only in URL used.

In this case url.<base>.insteadOf config variable (new feature) wouln't help, I think....

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Jakub Narebski
Poland
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