pull from one repo, push to github... sort of like a private / public setup.

a solution

as found at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6150188/how-to-update-a-git-clone-mirror

$ git remote update origin
Fetching origin
remote: Counting objects: 2, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1/1), done.
remote: Total 2 (delta 1), reused 2 (delta 1), pack-reused 0
Unpacking objects: 100% (2/2), done.
From git.vrt.sourcefire.com:dvl/TestForPushing
   ef2b7d5..a5164a3  master     -> master

$ git push --mirror push_mirror
Counting objects: 2, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (2/2), done.
Writing objects: 100% (2/2), 219 bytes | 0 bytes/s, done.
Total 2 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (1/1), completed with 1 local objects.
To git@github.com:dlangille/TestForPushing
   ef2b7d5..a5164a3  master -> master

failing remotes

$ git pull origin
fatal: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git-pull cannot be used without a working tree.

$ git pull --mirror origin
fatal: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git-pull cannot be used without a working tree.

$ git pull --mirror origin master:master
fatal: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git-pull cannot be used without a working tree.

$ git pull origin master
fatal: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git-pull cannot be used without a working tree.


$ git remote
origin
push_mirror

git remote show origin
* remote origin
  Fetch URL: git@git.example.com:dvl/TestForPushing.git
  Push  URL: git@git.example.com:dvl/TestForPushing.git
  HEAD branch: master
  Remote branches:
    master                          tracked
    refs/remotes/push_mirror/master stale (use 'git remote prune' to remove)
  Local refs will be mirrored by 'git push'


$ git remote show push_mirror
* remote push_mirror
  Fetch URL: git@github.com:dlangille/TestForPushing
  Push  URL: git@github.com:dlangille/TestForPushing
  HEAD branch: master
  Remote branch:
    master tracked
  Local ref configured for 'git push':
    master pushes to master (up to date)

The setup

# pull and mirror the repo

$ git clone --mirror git@git.example.com:dvl/TestForPushing.git

# this is where I want to push

$ git remote add push_mirror git@github.com:dlangille/TestForPushing
 
# I manually created a mirror on github via the website...

# push mirror the repo I have... 
$ git push --mirror git@github.com:dlangille/TestForPushing
 
 This worked just fine, as seen at https://github.com/dlangille/TestForPushing
 
 
But a pull fails:
 
$ git pull  
fatal: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git-pull cannot be used without a working tree.


Pushing is just fine:

$ git push --mirror push_mirror
Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To git@github.com:dlangille/TestForPushing
 * [new branch]      push_mirror/master -> push_mirror/master