Git auto-pull using cronjob
Solution 1:
Solution:
*/1 * * * * su -s /bin/sh nobody -c 'cd ~dstrt/www && /usr/local/bin/git pull -q origin master'
Solution 2:
While you do need to figure out how to get the update to work in the first place, you'd be far better off using a hook from the upstream to make it go. You can do this simply with curl from a post-commit hook or if you're using github, just use a post-receive hook on their side.