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repo

repo

3 4.2
A place online where developers keep and manage code
  • noun
  • /ˈriːpoʊ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : repositorio
  • Why not contribute this to the repo on GitHub?

Examples

  • You can find the project files in the repo on GitHub.

  • So I like to be able to pull from my repo anywhere with a connection.

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  • At most, I might need to share my repo with a couple of people.

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  • My impression is they instead each have their own repo and either email patches or ask others to pull from them.

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  • Hence, there are extra steps in committing because there is a remote repo to consider, which is not necessary to update on every single commit.

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  • Deb configuring the system's package manager with the repo and signing key would make it much easier to keep future versions up to date.

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  • So if you haven't set up git-flow on this repo yet, it'll help you do that by default.

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  • Make sure to clone the repo to your local machine for easier access.

  • The repo contains all the code for the software application, including documentation.

Synonyms

repository
vsrepo
  • Specialized
15 4.4

A digital place on the internet where code and files are stored

is a general online storage for code or files without technical detail
code repository
vsrepo
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A place where programmers store and share code to work together

is broader, covering stored project files as well as software code

How Central

code repository
  • Specialized
1 3.8
repo
  • Jargon
3 4.2
archive
264 4.1

Surface Forms

repo singular
repos plural

Etymology

Repo is short for repository, which means 'a place to store'. A code repo is simply a digital 'store' for project files and code, which makes the meaning easy to remember.