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> Now I also have a cache for when GitHub goes down (all the time.) Isn't the `.git` a cache for when github goes down? Git keeps all of your history inside yo

by gcr 13y ago

> Now I also have a cache for when GitHub goes down (all the time.) Isn't the `.git` a cache for when github goes down? Git keeps all of your history inside your repository; you don't need network access to do anything.

nilved 13y ago
Sort of. I've automated synchronizing it with the GitHub repo, so my local repo may be behind the cached repo. I'm also protected if a repository is deleted/moved/DMCAed.
- marblar 13y ago
  What benefits does this provide that a cron job running `git fetch` doesn't?
  - nilved 13y ago
    Redundancy, public access and not having hundreds of unused repositories on my computer. I'm not trying to sell anyone on the idea, it just works for me and I like it so whatever.