SSH
How to access your repo with ssh.
code.vt.edu
How to access your repo via ssh or password.
What is code.vt.edu?
code.vt.edu is VT’s git repo for the University.
An example git repo: https://code.vt.edu/s4-hosting-sites/aoe/rocksatx
To access the files via git (to do edits or add more) that are stored in the code.vt.edu site repo we create for you, you will need to add either a ssh key or a password.
In order to pull a copy of your site repo files, you will need to do a git clone. You can do a clone with either the https or git urls.
To be able to do a git clone using https, you will need to set a password on your account.
Using https for git clone, you will have to input your username/email and password every time you push or pull from > the git repo.
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To be able to do a git clone using ssh, you will need to add a ssh key. Using a ssh key, you will NOT have to input your username/email and password every time you push or pull from the git repo.
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Last modified 05.01.2017