General Approach: Using System Schedulers

General Approach: Using System Schedulers

For most general use cases, you can create a simple script (batch, shell, Python, etc.) containing your Git commands (git pull, git push, etc.) and then use your operating system's built-in scheduler to run this script at regular intervals.

• Linux/macOS (Cron):
  • Create a shell script (e.g., ~/gitsync.sh) with your commands. Make sure it has execute permissions (chmod +x ~/gitsync.sh).
  • Edit your crontab using crontab -e.
  • Add a line to schedule the script, for example, to run every 15 minutes:

    bash

    */15 * * * * /bin/bash /home/user/gitsync.sh >> /home/user/cron_log.log 2>&1
    

  • This command executes the script and redirects the output to a log file for monitoring.