<step>
<para>
You will need an installed version of <productname>Git</>, which you can
- get from <ulink url="http://git-scm.com"></ulink>. Many systems already
+ get from <ulink url="https://git-scm.com"></ulink>. Many systems already
have a recent version of <application>Git</> installed by default, or
available in their package distribution system.
</para>
To begin using the Git repository, make a clone of the official mirror:
<programlisting>
-git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
+git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
</programlisting>
This will copy the full repository to your local machine, so it may take
</para>
<para>
- The Git mirror can also be reached via the HTTP protocol, if for example
- a firewall is blocking access to the Git protocol. Just change the URL
- prefix to <literal>https</>, as in:
+ The Git mirror can also be reached via the Git protocol. Just change the URL
+ prefix to <literal>git</>, as in:
<programlisting>
-git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
+git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
</programlisting>
- The HTTP protocol is less efficient than the Git protocol, so it will be
- slower to use.
</para>
</step>
<para>
<productname>Git</> can do a lot more things than just fetch the source. For
more information, consult the <productname>Git</> man pages, or see the
- website at <ulink url="http://git-scm.com"></>.
+ website at <ulink url="https://git-scm.com"></>.
</para>
</sect1>