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--- docs:git:backing_up_repository [2009/10/19 23:46] – created billh
+++ docs:git:backing_up_repository [2010/05/28 11:28] (current) – billh
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 ====== backing up repository ======
+===== notes =====
+  * do **NOT** use rsync
+    * git is smarter about what needs copied and will be faster
+    * a commit or other action could be in progress
+===== using a hook =====
+  * you have a myproject directory containing the .git repository, and would like to back up the repository contents
+  * create the backup repo<code>
+cd /backup/destination
+git init --bare myproject.git
+</code>
+  * do the initial push of your project to the backup repo<code>
+cd /myproject
+git push --all --force /backup/destination/myproject.git
+</code>
+  * in your local git repo, make a copy of the .git/hooks/post-commit file and modify it similar to this<code>
+# assuming you have a mount point at /gitshare
+echo -e "backing up repo...\n";
+git push --all --force /backup/destination/myproject.git
+</code>
+===== without changing local repo =====
   * you have a myproject directory containing the .git repository, and would like to back up the repository contents
   * clone your project as a "mirror"<code>
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 </code>
-===== notes =====
+===== automating backup of many repos =====
-  * don't use rsync, because a commit or other action could be in progress
+  * you have many projects that you want to backup, like to a usb drive
+  * clone each project<code>
+cd /path/to/your/usb/drive/destfolder
+git clone --mirror /project.git
+</code>
+  * create a shell script (i.e. **pullall.sh**) to loop through each project and fetch<code>
+#!/bin/sh
+`which ls` -1d *.git | while read item;do
+echo -e "updating ${item}...\n"
+cd "${item}"
+git fetch --all --force
+cd ..
+done
+</code>
+  * run the script with ./pullall.sh (make sure it is executable: chmod 755 pullall.sh)