1

I'm using Github to store my projects, and would like to know if there is a way for me to get my repository to automatically update in real time.

To clarify what I mean, I'm currently using the good old "git clone" "git add" "git commit" "git push" technique, but it's becoming rather tedious.

What mechanism can I put in place to achieve that?

VonC
  • 1,262,500
  • 529
  • 4,410
  • 5,250
  • Please concretely describe what automatism you are expecting. Commits to be automatically pushed? I don't see how an automatism in the the are of "git clone" and "git add" would lead to reasonable behavior/results. – reto Jun 10 '16 at 05:51

1 Answers1

2

On the push side, you can use a local .git/hooks/post-commit that includes:

#!/bin/sh
git push origin master

(assuming here you are pushing from master: you have other options at "How to automatically push after committing in git?")

If you want a local repo always up-to-date with a remote GitHub repo, you can setup a webhook which will listen for push events and automatically pull for you.

See for instance this webhook (or this one):

<?php
// Use in the "Post-Receive URLs" section of your GitHub repo.
if ($_SERVER['HTTP_X_GITHUB_EVENT'] == 'push') {
  shell_exec( 'cd /srv/www/git-repo/ && git reset --hard HEAD && git pull' );
}
?>hi

The OP NodziGames decided in the comments to go for a more "on demand" approach:

create a Makefile where I can clone, add new files, commit and push via a single command.

Community
  • 1
  • 1
VonC
  • 1,262,500
  • 529
  • 4,410
  • 5,250
  • Hey VonC, thanks for the answer. The kind of automatism I was looking for is one that updates in real time as I type. I realized that it would be a bad idea after reading your comment, so instead I decided to create a Makefile where I can clone, add new files, commit and push via a single command. Thanks for your insight! –  Jun 11 '16 at 06:49
  • @NodziGames Sure. I have included your comment in the answer for more visibility. – VonC Jun 11 '16 at 06:51