Does May First/People Link have a shared git installation I can use?]

Yes. If you would like access to it, please start by opening a ticket. Include:

• your public ssh key
• The name of the project you would like to setup (please try to make the name specific)
• Whether you want to enable public access or not

Once we've completed the setup, you can use your repository by taking the following steps:

• Create a bare repository on your development machine:

  mkdir myproject
  cd myproject
  git init
  

• Next, add a file or two

  touch README
  git add README
  git commit README
  

• Next add the MFPL git repo as a remote:

  git remote add origin gitosis@git.mayfirst.org:myproject.git
  

• And then the moment of truth:

  git push origin master:refs/heads/master
  

• If you don't want to specify origin master:refs/heads/master every time you want to push, you can edit your .git/config file and copy the fetch line in the origin stanza, replacing fetch with push. For example:

  [remote "origin"]
    url = gitosis@git.mayfirst.org:massmail.git
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
    push = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*