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I have a Git media repository where I'm keeping all of my JavaScript and CSS master files and scripts that I'll use on various projects.
If I create a new project that's in its own Git repository, how do I use JavaScript files from my media repository in my new project in a way that makes it so I don't have to update both copies of the script when I make changes?
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To add a new remote, use the git remote add command on the terminal, in the directory your repository is stored at. The git remote add command takes two arguments: A unique remote name, for example, “my_awesome_new_remote_repo” A remote URL, which you can find on the Source sub-tab of your Git repo.
Git allows you to include other Git repositories called submodules into a repository. This allows you to track changes in several repositories via a central one. Submodules are Git repositories nested inside a parent Git repository at a specific path in the parent repository's working directory.
The key is git submodules.
Start reading the Submodules chapter of the Git Community Book or of the Users Manual
Say you have repository PROJECT1, PROJECT2, and MEDIA...
cd /path/to/PROJECT1 git submodule add ssh://path.to.repo/MEDIA git commit -m "Added Media submodule" Repeat on the other repo...
Now, the cool thing is, that any time you commit changes to MEDIA, you can do this:
cd /path/to/PROJECT2/MEDIA git pull cd .. git add MEDIA git commit -m "Upgraded media to version XYZ" This just recorded the fact that the MEDIA submodule WITHIN PROJECT2 is now at version XYZ.
It gives you 100% control over what version of MEDIA each project uses. git submodules are great, but you need to experiment and learn about them.
With great power comes the great chance to get bitten in the rump.
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