git-remote-dropbox

Using Dropbox folder as a Git remote

installation process

1. Install by using pip

pip install git-remote-dropbox

2. Generate an OAuth 2 token by using developer app console

• create Dropbox API app token:
  • with "Full Dropbox" access if you're going to be using Dropbox's sharing features to use git-remote-dropbox in a multi-user setup
  • or with "App folder" access if you prefer use single-user setup
• and create an access token for yourself

3. Save your OAuth token in ~/.config/git/git-remote-dropbox.json or ~/.git-remote-dropbox.json file. The file should looks like this:

{
   "default": "xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

NOTE: see details in authored GitHub page

lets you use Dropbox folder (or a shared folder) as a Git remote!

Once the helper is installed, use it like so:

• clone dropbox folder as a repo:

  git clone "dropbox:///path/to/repo" -b master

• add remote to existing repo:

  git remote add origin "dropbox:///path/to/repo"

NOTE: The repository directory will be created automatically the first time you push.

links

• GitHub: anishathalye/git-remote-dropbox