# Uncategorized

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## [\[Feature request\] support using ~/.ssh/config Host with remote](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/feature-request-support-using-ssh-config-host-with-remote/1431)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/feature-request-support-using-ssh-config-host-with-remote/1431 "2026-09-07T10:22:49Z")

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Now pijul remote can only set with user@IP:/path/to/repo syntax. It is good to support replacing user@IPwith Host defined in ~/.ssh/config, as it support defining different setting in different environment. e.g.: # At h…

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## [How to set pull from the same channel?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-set-pull-from-the-same-channel/1430)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-set-pull-from-the-same-channel/1430 "2026-09-07T10:02:51Z")

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pijul assume pull from main unless specified with --channel, so if I create a channel with other name rewrite, I can pull it only with --channel rewrite everytime.

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## [Can't push pijul to nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cant-push-pijul-to-nest/1426)

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**Author:** [@mixis](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/mixis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cant-push-pijul-to-nest/1426 "2026-09-05T16:51:06Z")

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Posting this here, since I don’t know if this is an issue with pijul or nest. I can upload a small test repository, but something chokes on pijul: Uploading changes ━━━╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸…

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## [Cannot track symlinks](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cannot-track-symlinks/1429)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cannot-track-symlinks/1429 "2026-09-03T17:30:38Z")

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Create a symbolic link in the repo, name symlink.txt run pijul add symlink.txt it display Tracked 1 path(s) but run pijul status, it shows it is still untracked. Is symlink not yet support? I am using pijul version …

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## [Is it possible to not use ssh-agent?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-it-possible-to-not-use-ssh-agent/1419)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-it-possible-to-not-use-ssh-agent/1419 "2026-08-29T18:27:02Z")

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As describe in #1007 pijul record error: "Error: Multiple SSH keys in agent; configure \`signing\_key\` in config:" · Discussions · pijul / pijul, when I first run pijul record or pijul identity new before I set things up, …

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## [Is this a bug of \`unrecord\` and \`status\`/\`diff\` in channel fork?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-this-a-bug-of-unrecord-and-status-diff-in-channel-fork/1417)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-this-a-bug-of-unrecord-and-status-diff-in-channel-fork/1417 "2026-08-24T16:57:31Z")

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I just installed pijul 2 days ago and tried to test things out. I am using 1.0.0-beta.21 I read somewhere that in pijul there is no git checkout "old-commit", to achieve something like that I have to fork the channel, …

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## [Signup on Pijul Nest gives "Forbidden" and that's it](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/signup-on-pijul-nest-gives-forbidden-and-thats-it/949)

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**Author:** [@philip-peterson](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/philip-peterson)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/signup-on-pijul-nest-gives-forbidden-and-thats-it/949 "2026-07-08T09:16:38Z")

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Hello there, I tried to sign up today for Pijul Nest but after completing the form, all I got was “Forbidden”. You can see the same message by going to https://nest.pijul.org/signup Thanks, Phil

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## [Clarification from the docs](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/clarification-from-the-docs/1308)

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**Author:** [@co-odw](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/co-odw)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/clarification-from-the-docs/1308 "2026-06-14T07:06:41Z")

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A question from the docs: The “takeaway” in the above screenshot, is that Git merge arbitrarily places X. But, I also see Pijul’s merge as arbitrary. Am I missing something? How does Pijul infer that lines A, B get …

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## [Generalized birthday bound attack on version identifiers](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/generalized-birthday-bound-attack-on-version-identifiers/1314)

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**Author:** [@burdges](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/burdges)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/generalized-birthday-bound-attack-on-version-identifiers/1314 "2025-08-20T15:54:33Z")

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I pointed out the generalized birthday bound attack on version identifiers back in 2022. It seems the pijul manual says you compute version identifiers by doing exponentiations. I’ve no idea if this changed since my c…

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## [A very rough draft of a plain HTML pijul repo viewer](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/a-very-rough-draft-of-a-plain-html-pijul-repo-viewer/1256)

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**Author:** [@tucker-m](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tucker-m)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/a-very-rough-draft-of-a-plain-html-pijul-repo-viewer/1256 "2025-04-14T03:39:13Z")

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I spent a couple hours yesterday putting together a plain HTML site for viewing a pijul repo, using eleventy (11ty.dev, a static site generator). The code is a mess and there are a ton of bugs, but it does show you a lis…

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## [Comparision of commits](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272)

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**Author:** [@19aklopf84](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/19aklopf84)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272 "2025-02-28T16:07:21Z")

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can i compare two commits with pijul and show the changes with a comparision tool like beyond compare for example?

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## [Unable to push to the Nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/unable-to-push-to-the-nest/1214)

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**Author:** [@apraga](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/apraga)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/unable-to-push-to-the-nest/1214 "2025-02-06T16:48:01Z")

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Hi, I’ve uploaded my public SSH key to the nest (RSA) but pushing asks for a password. Using the SSH passphrase is not recognized for the first. Using the Nest password for the second does not work either. ❯ pijul push…

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## [Panic when using command 'more'](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/panic-when-using-command-more/1235)

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**Author:** [@Ntropy](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Ntropy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/panic-when-using-command-more/1235 "2024-10-29T19:40:06Z")

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Hi I just posted a new bug at github https://nest.pijul.com/pijul/pijul/discussions/959#e6312409-94d5-4273-ab28-fce1e26641f3

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## [How to find conflicts?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-find-conflicts/1212)

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**Author:** [@apraga](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/apraga)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-find-conflicts/1212 "2024-08-22T12:24:05Z")

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Hi, I’ve been looking at Pijul from afar. One point that isn’t clear for me is how to find files with conflicts. If I understand correctly, it add “\<\<\<” and “===” lines. A grep can do it but there was a PR for a status…

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## [Generalized birthday bounds](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/generalized-birthday-bounds/919)

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**Author:** [@burdges](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/burdges)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/generalized-birthday-bounds/919 "2024-04-30T15:11:58Z")

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There exist efficient collisions in the version identifier described in the manual, from either Wagner’s A Generalized Birthday Problem (2002) or On the (in)security of ROS (2020). In essence, there is no benefit gained…

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## [Table-oriented GUI (e.g. in Nest)](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/table-oriented-gui-e-g-in-nest/1193)

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**Author:** [@pcarbonn](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/pcarbonn)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/table-oriented-gui-e-g-in-nest/1193 "2024-04-19T07:06:29Z")

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Pijul is great at managing different versions of a piece of software, e.g., a free, premium and pro version in Mac/Win/linux (just an example). Each version has a channel, and features (i.e. pathces/changes) can be adde…

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## [First usage of pijul](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/first-usage-of-pijul/1181)

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**Author:** [@eribol](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/eribol)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/first-usage-of-pijul/1181 "2024-02-20T20:42:43Z")

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Hi. I am new to pijul. I follow the document instructions but i could not make work correctly of pijul. First problem is in document it says use pijul key generate but pijul says there is not generate argument. My secon…

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## [FYI: Submitted beta 8 to nixpkgs](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/fyi-submitted-beta-8-to-nixpkgs/1161)

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**Author:** [@ryanbooker](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/ryanbooker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/fyi-submitted-beta-8-to-nixpkgs/1161 "2024-01-05T06:55:54Z")

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## [The Nest is down](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/the-nest-is-down/1149)

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**Author:** [@dblsaiko](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/dblsaiko)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/the-nest-is-down/1149 "2023-11-26T13:13:25Z")

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Since yesterday, the Nest is completely down, just when I wanted to publish my first thing :stuck\_out\_tongue: Is this known? cc @pmeunier

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## [Should Pijul output be coloured on macOS?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/should-pijul-output-be-coloured-on-macos/1116)

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**Author:** [@ryanbooker](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/ryanbooker)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/should-pijul-output-be-coloured-on-macos/1116 "2023-10-29T07:33:13Z")

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I’m using iTerm2 and ls, prompt, git output, etc are all coloured, but the Pijul output is not. Should it be?

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## [Splitting up a Repository](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/splitting-up-a-repository/1123)

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**Author:** [@stellarpower](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/stellarpower)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/splitting-up-a-repository/1123 "2023-10-29T21:08:31Z")

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One thing I think causes problems with other VCSs, is the way a repository is a single unit. There’s lots of discussions online between using a “monorepo”, using submodules, etc. At some point, a project becomes more co…

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## [Display files raw in The Nest?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/display-files-raw-in-the-nest/1094)

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**Author:** [@PackmanDude](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/PackmanDude)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/display-files-raw-in-the-nest/1094 "2023-08-14T20:22:16Z")

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How does one browse a file inside a repo and open it in their browser directly? E.g., I have an SVG file, it shows tags inside of it, not the rendered graphics, as if I opened the file in my browser locally.

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## [A bit confused about ssh keys management and nest.pijul.com](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/a-bit-confused-about-ssh-keys-management-and-nest-pijul-com/1090)

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**Author:** [@vgu](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/vgu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/a-bit-confused-about-ssh-keys-management-and-nest-pijul-com/1090 "2023-08-12T15:59:30Z")

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Hi I just created a nest account named myname, and tried using a ssh key to retrieve and push some project for testing, as i’m new to both pijul and nest.pijul.com. I though it might be useful to report the confusion in…

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## [First experience & Pijul diff](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/first-experience-pijul-diff/1086)

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**Author:** [@kawas44](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/kawas44)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/first-experience-pijul-diff/1086 "2023-08-06T13:13:44Z")

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Hi all! Since I had some time during my holidays, I played a bit with Pijul beta-6 and carefully read the documentation and the command line help. Obviously, I stumbled upon the immense difference there is to deal with…

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## [Pijul identity prove, bug?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-identity-prove-bug/1084)

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**Author:** [@squarfed](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/squarfed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-identity-prove-bug/1084 "2023-08-05T14:04:10Z")

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I am trying to prove my identity to my remote pijul server, but alas: ✔ Select identity · squarfed \[pijul@myserver.com\] Linking identity \`squarfed\` with pijul@myserver.com error: The argument '--repository \<REPO\_PATH\>' …

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## [I constantly get 520 error while trying to use nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/i-constantly-get-520-error-while-trying-to-use-nest/1027)

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**Author:** [@terafo](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/terafo)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/i-constantly-get-520-error-while-trying-to-use-nest/1027 "2023-07-08T22:14:10Z")

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So basically I can login and visit nest.pijul.com but when I try to access any part of public repository it doesn’t work. I created empty repo in nest and I’m able to access it. What’s strange is that when I use VPN t…

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## [A newcomer's perspective](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/a-newcomers-perspective/980)

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**Author:** [@multun](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/multun)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/a-newcomers-perspective/980 "2023-06-29T00:26:16Z")

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Hello there! EDIT: I now realized what I’m trying to achieve and why isn’t clear at all, please see my response below As stated in the introduction thread, I really like how pijul works, and would like to contribute to…

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## [Can't log in to the nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cant-log-in-to-the-nest/1035)

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**Author:** [@andybalholm](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/andybalholm)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cant-log-in-to-the-nest/1035 "2023-05-11T18:43:35Z")

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I can’t log into nest.pijul.com today. When I try to log in with GitHub SSO, it redirects me to my homepage like usual, but I’m not signed in. It has the username and password fields in the upper right. When I try to log…

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## [Pijul 1.0.0-beta.2 for Gentoo](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-1-0-0-beta-2-for-gentoo/946)

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**Author:** [@laumann](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/laumann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-1-0-0-beta-2-for-gentoo/946 "2023-05-10T13:56:17Z")

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Small announcement for anyone using Gentoo and missing an ebuild for Pijul: I’ve created an initial ebuild hosted here: ~laumann/portage: dev-vcs/pijul/pijul-1.0.0\_beta2.ebuild - sourcehut git There’s a use flag for con…

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## [Pijul hangs when pulling from SSH](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-hangs-when-pulling-from-ssh/1025)

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**Author:** [@notramo](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/notramo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-hangs-when-pulling-from-ssh/1025 "2023-04-25T05:47:01Z")

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Push successfully to a remote repo on a server, using SSH, then pull from it (without any modifications to either repo). The process hangs. The SSH-agent asks for the password, and authenticates successfully. The serve…

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