Hi, On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Johannes Schindelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > > >> Johannes Schindelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > >> > On Mon, 7 Apr 2008, Will Rocisky wrote: > >> > > >> >> I want to create a git repository on USB where I can push to and > >> >> pull from. Is it possible? > >> > > >> > Not only possible. I do it all the time. But please do not make > >> > the error of using a non-bare repository there. > >> > >> Why not? > > > > IIRC there was the famous "HEAD" vs "head" problem. > > How does "a bare repository" make that irrelevent? It is irrelevant for bare repositories, because you do not typically work with anything HEAD related in them. You just push and fetch specific branches, at least that is what I do. > Also the original question just talked about "USB". I think there are > USB harddisks these days ;-) Yes, and I even have one which is formatted as ReiserFS. Good point. But I still have USB sticks that I use to share data between different operating systems (notably Windows, since that is still the most complicated and error-prone OS in terms of networking that I know). And that's what I assumed of the OP as well. Ciao, Dscho
