If possible, it is more convenient to give the remote host read-only Git access via:

• SSH Deploy Keys
• Oauth tokens for HTTPS clone.

Rsync over SSH allows one to edit and update code without putting credentials on the remote host.

Laptop to remote host:

rsync -r -t -v -z --exclude={build/,.git/} ~/myProg login@host:myProg

--exclude={build/,.git/}

Exclude syncing of Git information and build/ directory, which wastes time and may fail

-z --compress

compress data for transfer

-r --recursive

recursively sync directories

-t --times

preserve modification times

-v --verbose

verbose output