Improving git-mirror.md

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/git/git-mirror.md b/git/git-mirror.md
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-# How to create a git mirror
+# How to create a git mirror on github
 
-## Hook
+## Repository on github
 
-On the server, within the bare git repository, create a post-receive hook with the following content :
+Make sure to create an empty repository on github and have an access from the VPS to it (token or ssh).
 
 ```sh
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Push changes to GitHub
-git push --mirror github
+# Making sure ssh works with the user,
+# else create an ssh key and add it on github
+ssh -T git@github.com
+# > Hi <user>! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.
 ```
 
-And make it executable :
+## Hook
+
+On the server, within the bare git repository, create a `post-receive` hook and make it executable :
 
 ```sh
+touch <repository path>/hooks/post-receive
 chmod +x <repository path>/hooks/post-receive
 ```
 
+Add a simple git push in the hook :
+
+```sh
+cat << EOF > <repository path>/hooks/post-receive
+#!/bin/bash
+# Push changes to GitHub
+git push --mirror github
+EOF
+```
+
 ## Remote
 
 Configure the remote github repo :
 
-```
-# Making sure ssh works with the user,
-# else create an ssh key and add it on github
-ssh -T git@github.com
-# > Hi <user>! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.
-
-# Add the remote github repo
+```sh
 git remote add github git@github.com:<user>/<repository name>.git
 ```