I use one big repository for my personal files, documents etc, that I keep under version control.
Every editable item (like CVs to TODO lists etc) is be maintained there.
Here's how I set it up:
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath} $ mkdir dropbox
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath} $ cd dropbox/
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/dropbox $ git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/volkan/{ProjectPath}/dropbox/.git/
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/dropbox $ git clone --bare . /{DropboxPath}/GIT/dropbox.git
Cloning into bare repository /{DropboxPath}/GIT/dropbox.git...
done..
warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository.
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/dropbox $ git remote add dropbox /{DropboxPath}/GIT/dropbox.git
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/dropbox $ touch README.md
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/dropbox $ git add .
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/dropbox $ git commit -m 'initial commit'
[master (root-commit) f450874] initial commit
0 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 README.md
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/dropbox $ git push dropbox master
Counting objects: 3, done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 227 bytes, done.
Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done.
To /{DropboxPath}/GIT/dropbox.git
* [new branch] master -> master
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath} $ mkdir test
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath} $ cd test
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/test $ git clone /{DropboxPath}/GIT/dropbox.git/
Cloning into dropbox...
done.
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/test $ cd dropbox/
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/test/dropbox $ vim README.md
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/test/dropbox $ git commit -m 'test.'
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/test/dropbox $ git add .
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/test/dropbox $ git commit -m 'test.'
[master 1742861] test.
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/test/dropbox $ git push
Counting objects: 5, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (2/2), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 283 bytes, done.
Total 3 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0)
Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done.
To /{DropboxPath}/GIT/dropbox.git/
ec7b3fb..1742861 master -> master
volkan@ronin ~/{ProjectPath}/dropbox $ git pull origin master
remote: Counting objects: 5, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (2/2), done.
remote: Total 3 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0)
Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done.
From /{DropboxPath}/GIT/dropbox
* branch master -> FETCH_HEAD
Updating ec7b3fb..1742861
Fast-forward
README.md | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)