Sync 2 peer repositories with SourceTree

[David Hou]

I remember when I worked on commend line git over Linux, I was able to sync my repository with a peer repository for, say, integration testing before both of us push to the central or origin git repository. Can I do similarly with SourceTree? If so, is there any resources documenting how?

[Seth]

Git is designed to be de-centralized. All non-local repositories (central or peer) are "remotes". You should be able to add the peer repository as a remote using the parameters you used for connecting with command line.

[David Hou]

So one can't do so via the GUI? And such use case can only be done via command line?

My actual use case is syncing my Mac with Windows 7 repository which has VPN access to the remote origin (yep, my Mac has no VPN). How do I get git command line on Windows 7? [UPDATE: never mind about command line, I see the icon on the toolbar...]

[Seth]

Yes, you can use the GUI to add remotes. Under the repository menu, go to "Add remote...". In push/pull menus you'll have the option of which remote to use for the operation. It should default to origin.

[David Hou]

Seth, thanks for responding. Since I can't find any useful documentation on SourceTree, can you possibly give me the steps using GUI to...

1) Share a local branch to peers

2) Formulate the connection string to access the local branch for a peer to add a remote

Thanks!