tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post8486162527686674465..comments2010-03-19T19:32:57.106-04:00Victor Costanhttps://profiles.google.com/102128305988485092292noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-21003132690105315652010-03-19T19:32:57.100-04:002010-03-19T19:32:57.100-04:00Thankyou, nice post.<br /><br />@Jean Pierre<br /><br />You can use the git clone --no-hardlinks option to tell git to take a copy of the files rather than attempt to symlink over to the mounted USB drive.WiredBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16439485929656621592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-71429939155050884142010-02-12T14:40:51.688-05:002010-02-12T14:40:51.688-05:00On Windows (using git inside of cygwin), the &quot;--local&quot; option unfortunately gives me this error:<br />----------------------------------------<br />$ git clone --local --bare . /cygdrive/f/foobar.git<br />Initialized empty Git repository in /cygdrive/f/foobar.git/<br />fatal: failed to create link &#39;/cygdrive/f/foobar.git/objects/00/0d9dbbb7293dd5f383e806b4919f8ebd9ac&#39;: Invalid cross-device link<br />----------------------------------------<br /><br />Without the &quot;--local&quot; option, I am able to successfully clone the repository to the USB stick.Jean Pierrehttp://blog.jeanpierre.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376417828574391409.post-41079941292684371052009-02-25T23:16:00.000-05:002009-02-25T23:16:00.000-05:00Thanks very much for the clear instructions and explanation. I was able to make this work with an external volume served over afp for a local network.<BR/><BR/>HarryHarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11231219180630017212noreply@blogger.com