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Synchronizing one file between two Git repos

I ran into a trivial situation, but it looks like it doesn't have a simple solution: I want to sync one config file between two repositories git

. It can be a one-way interaction: the origin is stored in the project A

and tracked within the projectB

I know the concept git submodule

, but submodulating a large repository into a smaller one for just one file seems overkill.

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You can just add one repo as remote and checkout.
Then you can checkout the file from another branch (including remote tracking )

git remote add repoA A
git fetch repoA
git checkout repoA/master -- file


(Suppose you want a file from A

to repo B

)

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If both repos are stored on the same machine,



  • Save the file in the A

    repo project . Where his history is written.
  • Place a link to the file in the B

    repo project .
  • Add a link to B

    .gitignore

    .
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