SSH GitSync

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To use SSH for gitsync rather than the GIT protocol.

1. Place the OpenSSH private key file in the /root/.ssh directory similar to this example and set permissions to either 0000 or 0400.  If permissions are too open it will be rejected.

/root/.ssh/MYGIT_OpenSSH_Private_Key

2. Create the file /root/.ssh/config with content similar to this example.

# GitHub git/MYGIT account
Host github.com-git
    HostName github.com
    User git
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/MYGIT_OpenSSH_Private_Key

3. SSH gitsync should now work with a playback command similar to this example.

playback gitsync --minimal --diff --show-files --dry-run git@github.com-git:MYGIT/pfsense.git master

This can also be used with a personal private git server to avoid running a git daemon that exposes the repos to the world.

Notes:
Replace "MYGIT" with user name.
The "Host" is case sensitive.
The "-git" suffix can be omitted from the host.  It is used in examples for clarity.
If the user ID (git@) is omitted from the playback command URL, then the "User" ID specified in the config file will be used.