Installing a folder from github

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I'm trying to install a Rails plugin for Geany, which is files on github. The repository has a directory /geany which I have to merge with my own ~/.config/geany. Now I could just copy the files manually, but I want to retain the link so I can update. I had a look at both git clone and git merge, but I don't really know what to do with them.

How do I "merge" the two directories?

(Edit) Where I want to merge the files, on my computer, isn't currently a git repo. It's just files that the text editor geany will use.

The difficulty seems to be in the fact that it's not / that I want to merge, but the (contents of) /geany/ folder.

Also, how will I update my files using git?

Is your `~/.config/geany` a git repository, or just some files? — Yann Ramin, Aug 21 '11 at 22:59

Cebjyre · Answer 1 · 2011-08-22T08:24:17.890

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Something you might be able to try is to clone the (full) repo to a different directory on your computer (eg ~/github/geany-on-rails), have a symlink inside your ~/.config directory so ~/.config/geany points to ~/github/geany-on-rails/geany and drop your modifications into that directory.

edited Aug 22 '11 at 08:24

answered Aug 22 '11 at 07:02

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Will this work if there are already other files in `~/.config/geany/`? – Jonathan Allard Aug 22 '11 at 20:20
I'd suggest you move your existing `~/.config/geany/` out of the way, set up this new symlinked version, then drop in the files you want to carry over – Cebjyre Aug 24 '11 at 09:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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I can't seem to find the comment option for your question to paste the following; but is this relevant to what you're looking for?

How do I clone into a non-empty directory?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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answered Aug 21 '11 at 23:34

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I've seen it before submitting my question, but didn't really know if I should do it. – Jonathan Allard Aug 21 '11 at 23:51
Since the folder I want to merge is a level deeper in the repo, I have no idea how to merge it, as opposed to in the previous question. – Jonathan Allard Aug 21 '11 at 23:55

Installing a folder from github

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