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GIT Repository

Backup

To do backup on existing git repo please follow steps below.
Login to master machine.
Considering you already have key based access between master and backup server.

list available remote repository on master

git remote -v

Now create bare repo on backup server

cd $HOME
git --bare init --shared test.git

On Master Server

after you taste your login.

cd ~/test.git
git remote add --mirror git@backup.k2patel.com:test.git
cat .git/config

Result of last line should should contain text like the next block.

# [remote "Backup"]
#   url = git@backup.k2patel.com:test.git
#   fetch = +refs/*:refs/*
#   mirror = true