How can I change the default directory for projects in an ssh git server?

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Currently I would have to type

git clone ssh://git@<server_address>/home/git/<projectname>.git <projectname>

to be able to clone the project located at /home/git/<projectname> on the git server. But what If I knew that all my projects would be located in the home directory of the git user? Can I default git to use the home directory of the git user so that I would only have to type

git clone ssh://git@<server_address>:<projectname>.git

If it turns out that you can't do it, you could try using a symbolic link as a close enough solution — Brandon, Dec 29 '21 at 09:23
You cannot do that with syntax `ssh://git@:` because `ssh` [understands](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-push#_git_urls) `:` as a port number. You can try scp-like syntax `git@:` — phd, Dec 29 '21 at 10:09
@phd if you don't mind, I'll add your comment to an answer to this question. — Kalcifer, Dec 29 '21 at 10:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 29 '21 at 10:30

Thanks to @phd, I was informed of the following solution:

The syntax that I used in my example

ssh://git@<server_address>:<projectname>

is incorrect, because ssh understands :<projectname> as a port number.

Using this scp-like syntax solves the issue:

git@<server_address>:<projectname>

How can I change the default directory for projects in an ssh git server?

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