I often use Git to track files on shared folders (e.g. Dropbox or networked file systems): on my repository I use a specific branch to mirror the content of the external folder while working on my branches. Before syncing back to the shared media I "rebase" the external folder into the tracking branch and merge my work.
It doesn't seem much different than tracking a svn remote repository with the difference that there's no history on the remote; so I was wondering whether there is something out there which could streamline the process the way git-svn does. Basically, I'd like to have some porcelain that enables something like: $ git rfolder clone file://home/myhome/DropBox/shared my-shared $ git rfolder rebase merging my work $ git rfolder dcommit The simplest solution would be to set up a git repository on the shared folder; but I don't want to do that for several reasons. I also considered to keep an external .git directory using the --git-dir option; but it seem rather messy as solution. Any suggestion on best practices or existing porcelain would be welcome. --sergio -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
