From d2ad14b6954055a466ea4fb20a44e49e331dab3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petros Amiridis Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:59:31 +0300 Subject: added caveats sections to transfering a repository --- _posts/2008-01-06-move-a-repo.markdown | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to '_posts') diff --git a/_posts/2008-01-06-move-a-repo.markdown b/_posts/2008-01-06-move-a-repo.markdown index a757587..99ef964 100644 --- a/_posts/2008-01-06-move-a-repo.markdown +++ b/_posts/2008-01-06-move-a-repo.markdown @@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ You can transfer ownership of a repository you own in the Admin page of your rep ![Type in the new owner and click the "Tranfer" button.](/images/danger_zone_transfer.jpg) +There are a few caveats, especially with regards to private repos: + +* The target user must not have a repository with the same name, or a fork in the same network. +* If the repository is private the target user must have a paid account with at least one unused private repository available. +* Private forks cannot be transferred, only root private repos. + +We cannot set up redirects with git, so every clone of the repository will need to have its remote updated. All you need to run to update your local repository is + + git remote set-url remote_name new_url + Existing forks -------------- -- cgit v1.3.1