Changes to mounted repository are not kept

[d-w-moore2]

On:

• Ubuntu 18.04

I've followed the instructions in the README and managed to mount a Github private repository , authorizing my Ubuntu PC via the one-time code.

I mount and then create / write top level files in the repo :

$ hubfs ~/mnt/
<... use one-time code and launch browser to authorize device aka PC ... >
$ # in another terminal ... :
$ cd ~/mnt/d-w-moore2/practice/master ; touch a ; vim README.md # make changes and save
$ cd ~ ; fusermount -u mnt

Then:

• I do not notice Github in the browser showing any commits on masterto reflect the touched a file and README.md changes.
• re-mounting and cd'ing into the directory again, I can confirm the changes have not been saved

[billziss-gh]

This is by design.

HUBFS use case scenario is to support browsing of repositories and allow local builds to be performed without cloning. HUBFS is not intended as a replacement for git. All changes to the repository are local and are not pushed into the origin repository.

[d-w-moore2]

I see. It's more secure that way too, I suppose. As far as workflows for tracking any edits, changes could still be copied to a locally cloned repository - on detection of .keep files, and with use of a tool like rsync possibly. Thanks for the clarification!