Re: Using Git to update more than one machine (one without network access)

[Ian Barton <lists@manor-farm.org>]

> I use a repo on a usb drive to keep my emacs init files in sync, but have
> absolutely no idea how to do this for my org-mode files. In essence, I'm trying
> to first pull changes from //repo.or.cz to my laptop, and then either have a
> second repo on the usb drive which I can pull changes onto, or pull from the
> laptop to the usb.
> 
> Then I have to somehow get the work laptop to pull changes from the usb.
> 
> Am I asking for too much here? I want to avoid all the downloading and unzipping
> where possible.
> 
One way to accomplish this would be to create a "branch" on your usb 
stick. Not sure if the terminology is correct here, as I use bzr rather 
than git.

You can then create branches on your home computer and your work 
computer using the usb stick as a repo. So your workflow would be

Use git clone to create a repo on your usb stick.

Pull changes from Carsten' git repo to your usb stick.

Pull changes from your usb stick to both your work and home computers. 
In other words your usb stick is your own master repo.

I am not a VCS guru, so there is probably a simpler way:)

Ian.