p>ftp[s]://host.xz[:port]/path/to/repo.git/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>rsync://host.xz/path/to/repo.git/</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="paragraph">
<p>An alternative scp-like syntax may also be used with the ssh protocol:</p>
</div>
<div class="ulist">
<ul>
<li>
<p>[user@]host.xz:path/to/repo.git/</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="paragraph">
<p>This syntax is only recognized if there are no slashes before the
first colon. This helps differentiate a local path that contains a
colon. For exam