Git clone/pull across local network

Question

I'm trying to clone/pull a repository in another PC using Ubuntu Quantal. I have done this on Windows before but I don't know what is the problem on ubuntu. I tried these:

git clone file:////pc-name/repo/repository.git
git clone file:////192.168.100.18/repo/repository.git
git clone file:////user:pass@pc-name/repo/repository.git
git clone smb://c-pc/repo/repository.git
git clone //192.168.100.18/repo/repository.git

Always I got:

Cloning into 'intranet'...
fatal: '//c-pc/repo/repository.git' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

or

fatal: repository '//192.168.100.18/repo/repository.git' does not exist

More:

The other PC has username and password
Is not networking issue, I can access and ping it.
I just installed git doing apt-get install git (dependencies installed)
I'm running git from the terminal (I'm not using git-shell)

What is causing this and how to fix this? Any help would be great!

UPDATE

I have cloned the repo on Windows using git clone //192.168.100.18/repo/intranet.git without problems. So, the repo is accessible and exist! Maybe the problem is due user credentials?

I'm not really sure if this question belong here, but I have seen similar questions on SF — Tomás Ramírez, Jan 07 '13 at 20:51

score 28 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 07 '13 at 20:59

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It depends on how you have your server configured to serve content.

If over ssh:

git clone user@192.168.100.18:repo/repository.git

or if a webserver is providing the content (http or https)

https://user@192.168.100.18/repo/repository.git

or if available via a file path:

git clone file://path/to/repo

or if the server is running the git daemon:

git clone git://192.168.100.18/repo

answered Jan 07 '13 at 20:59

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On Windows, I'm cloning using `git clone //192.168.100.18/repo/repository.git`, but I logged previously on the `192.168.100.18` maching, so this is the `file://` way? – Tomás Ramírez Jan 07 '13 at 21:16
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useful answer, thanks! To clone a repo located at a Windows shared folder I used `git clone file://\\\PC1\path-to-repo-dir` – Ivan Ferrer Villa Oct 24 '14 at 17:19
@IvanFerrerVilla almost, the actual path is: `file:///\\PC1\path-to-repo-dir` – Mikl X Jul 05 '17 at 18:18
@MiklX and how would you include a username and password? – m4l490n Jun 17 '19 at 14:48

score 16 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

The manual for git-clone says:

Git natively supports ssh, git, http, https, ftp, ftps, and rsync protocols

Note that SMB is not in the list.

When running git on Windows, the //host/path syntax works because the OS supports it natively - SMB remote paths can be used anywhere a local path can be used. That is not the case in unix, where SMB is an alien thing, and // is equivalent to / in the pathname resolution algorithm.

mount the remote filesystem, then you will have the ability to refer to it with a unix-style pathname that git (and every other tool on the system) understands.

For information on mounting smbfs: https://askubuntu.com/questions/137011/how-to-mount-a-samba-shared-folder-ubuntu-x-ubuntu

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

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This issue seems similar to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5200181/how-to-git-clone-a-repo-in-windows-from-other-pc-within-the-lan. Perhaps the administrative share helps alleviate the problem (e.g. //pc-name/c$/path/to/repo)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

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answered Jan 07 '13 at 23:02

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no, is the same case, but not the same problem, I read that thread before :/ and the repo directory is shared correctly – Tomás Ramírez Jan 07 '13 at 23:42

Git clone/pull across local network

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