From: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
To: Bill Priest <priestwilliaml@yahoo.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to have multiple working copy directories use the same repository?
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:00:25 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071011190025.GC2804@steel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <744844.82514.qm@web55015.mail.re4.yahoo.com>
Bill Priest, Thu, Oct 11, 2007 20:10:50 +0200:
> I've looked at the "git for CVS users" section in
> the docs and this appears to create two repositories.
> Is there a way to have two working directories that
> utilize the same repository?
Look for "alternates" in git's documentation. But read all the
warnings regarding git-gc and git-prune. Make a note of ".keep" files.
> I'm betting that I'm just trying to push my workflow
> style onto git instead of adapting to the git way of
> doing things; but thought I would ask.
Git is flexible enough to accomodate almost any existing workflow.
Just some of them work better.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-11 19:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-11 18:10 How to have multiple working copy directories use the same repository? Bill Priest
2007-10-11 19:00 ` Alex Riesen [this message]
2007-10-12 3:52 ` Shawn O. Pearce
2007-10-11 19:21 ` Sergio
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