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

User Explanation

​git is a ​revision control system. It is often used as a tool to help developers collaborate on a software or web site project. It helps track changes made to files by multiple people.

The git program should be installed on all May First/People Link standard servers. If it's not available, please post a ticket letting us know on which server it should be installed. Since git does not require a central repository, no other setup or installation is required for you to begin using git.

On the other hand, if you would like a public git repository or a private one for developers to share, 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 mfpl gitosis@git.mayfirst.org:myname/myproject.git
  

• And then the moment of truth:

  git push mfpl master
  

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

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

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