The network address specified in each case should be the same: a host name to listen on, or connect to, optionally followed by a colon and a port number. The collection parameter indicates a set of branches to exchange; every branch for which collection is a prefix will be indexed and made available for synchronization.
For example, supposing Bob and Alice wish to synchronize their
net.venge.monotone.win32
and net.venge.monotone.i18n
branches. Supposing Alice's computer has hostname
alice.someisp.com
, then Alice might run:
$ monotone serve alice.someisp.com net.venge.monotone
And Bob might run
$ monotone sync alice.someisp.com net.venge.monotone
When the operation completes, all branches beginning with
net.venge.monotone
will be synchronized between Alice and Bob's
databases.
The pull, push, and sync commands only require you pass address and collection the first time you use one of them; monotone will memorize this use and in the future default to the same server and collection. For instance, if Bob wants to sync with Alice again, he can simply run:
$ monotone sync
Of course, he can still sync with other people and other
branches by passing an address or address plus collection on the command
line; this will not affect his default affinity for Alice. If you ever
do want to change your defaults, use monotone unset database
default-server
or monotone unset database default-collection
;
these will clear your defaults, and cause them to be reset to the next
person you netsync with.