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Is Git over Network Share possible?

Is it possible to share a Git repository in Windows network?

If I add remote origin located in windows shared folder - would this solution work normally?

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jsmarkus Avatar asked Jun 28 '12 08:06

jsmarkus


2 Answers

According to a post in 2009 on the Git mailing list, Git should work seamlessly on NFS and CIFS (e.g. Windows) shares. A similar post here on Stack Overflow seems to corroborate that, and explains a little more about why it should work.

You may want to do your own research, since I wasn't able to turn up anything newer than that. I also don't know anyone personally who does multi-user shared repositories over CIFS, so I'm not going to swear there are zero bugs or edge cases. With all that said, though, it certainly seems relatively low-risk.

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Todd A. Jacobs Avatar answered Oct 07 '22 18:10

Todd A. Jacobs


Yes it is working normally.

I used it in Windows Share without a hassle. It was not a bare repository. But I'm 99.99% sure a bare repository will work the same in a network share. Of course, you need the read/write right on that share...

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Dolanor Avatar answered Oct 07 '22 19:10

Dolanor