From your usual machine, +{code} % ssh nmi-s006.cs.wisc.edu mkdir workspace % cd path-to-git-dir % git archive feature-branch | ssh nmi-s006.cs.wisc.edu cd workspace \&\& tar xf - +{endcode} If you don't have a feature-branch and want to build your workspace as is, use the following. +{code} % ssh nmi-s006.cs.wisc.edu mkdir workspace % cd path-to-git-dir % tar cf - * | ssh nmi-s006.cs.wisc.edu cd workspace \&\& tar xf - +{endcode} Then, log into nmi-s006.cs.wisc.edu, and run the following commands +{code} % PATH=/prereq/bin:$PATH % cd workspace # Note: this next git line is no longer necessary on the current (7.7.x) master % git --git-dir=/space/git/CONDOR_DOC.git archive origin/master | tar xf - % cd nmi_tools % ./condor_nmi_submit --build --git --workspace=../ --notify-fail-only --use-externals-cache --desc="A Description" +{endcode} Note that you probably only need the git archive operation the first time you do this.