Exgit(external git) is a Bash driven git wrapper for linux to make automatic git push of your commits on initialized local git repositories whenever an exgit-initialized external flashdrive is inserted. Repository_on_a_USB_stick

Instead of having to resort to a hosting company to store your central repository, or to rely on a central server or internet connection to contribute changes to a project, it's quite possible to use REMOVABLE STORAGE to exchange and update local repositories. Repository_on_a_USB_stick

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See installing for notes on how to install it on your system.

What things you need to install the software and how to install them

• Linux OS
• upstart

Clone this repo and execute the install.sh file as illustrated below. DO NOT RUN AS ROOT ,the script will ask you for root permissions on-the-fly!

exgit_sync.conf and [email protected] contains template for creating upstart and systemd service respectively.

#From the current dir(this repo's root)
$ chmod a+x install.sh 

$ ./install.sh

#You will be prompted for root password

The install script would add $HOME/bin (where exgit executable and files lie) to $PATH

Root permissions will be requested on-the-fly.DO NOT RUN AS ROOT

#init -- initialize

$ exgit init

#Root password prompt since it modifies your fstab and adds udev rules

#Repo name prompt

#ltof -- localToFlash
#Change Dir into the repo --> cd  /Projects/<repo-dir>

$ exgit ltof

#Root password prompt since it modifies your fstab and adds udev rules

#udev calls exgit's sync fnc which calls systemd/upstart which calls exgit's autopush fnc with <drive partition>

$ exgit autopush <drive partition i.e sdb1>

Test environment: uname -a output:

Linux .....4.15.0-66-generic #75-Ubuntu SMP ...UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Exgit :

• modifies /etc/fstab
• adds udev rules under /etc/udev/rules.d/10-exgit.rules
• mountall version

• Repository_on_a_USB_stick
• StackOverflow
• Linux forums

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