This page is a place to document tips and techniques for using git-annex.

Accessing files in bare remotes without git-annex
Posted Mon Oct 11 16:53:17 2021
Announcing recastex - (re)podcast from your annex
Posted Mon Oct 11 16:53:17 2021
Building git-annex on Debian OR %¤#"¤%&"# Haskell!
Posted Mon Oct 11 16:53:17 2021
Bup repositories in git-annex
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Crude Windows Sync
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Decentralized repository behind a Firewall
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Decrypting files in special remotes without git-annex
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Delay Assistant Startup on Login
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Faster bash autocompletion with big annex repos
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Git annex and Calibre
Posted Mon Oct 11 16:53:17 2021
How to retroactively annex a file already in a git repo
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Internet Archive via S3
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Repositories with large number of files
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Shamir secret sharing and git-annex
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Synology NAS and git annex
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Systemd unit
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The perfect preferred content settings for my android phone
Posted Mon Oct 11 16:53:17 2021
Using Git-annex as a web browsing assistant
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Using git-worktree with annex
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ZSH completion
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a gui for metadata operations
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android sync with adb
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antipatterns
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using assume-unstages to speed up git with large trees of annexed files
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automatically adding metadata
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automatically getting files on checkout
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beware of SSD wear when doing fsck on large special remotes
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centralised repository: starting from nothing
Posted Mon Oct 11 16:53:17 2021
centralized git repository tutorial
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cloning a repository privately
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deleting unwanted files
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disabling a special remote
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downloading podcasts
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dropboxannex
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dumb metadata extraction from xbmc
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emacs integration
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enable tor on nixos
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file manager integration
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finding duplicate files
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finding which file matches a key
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flickrannex
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fully encrypted git repositories with gcrypt
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get git-annex-shell into PATH
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git-annex extensions for ranger, the file manager
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git-annex on NFS
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hashdeep integration
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hiding missing files
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imapannex
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install on Android in Termux
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annex.largefiles: configuring mixed content repositories
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local caching of annexed files
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making a remote repo update when changes are pushed to it
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mc menu integration
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megaannex
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metadata driven views
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migrating data to a new backend
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migrating two seperate disconnected directories to git annex
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multiple remotes accessing the same data store
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offline archive drives
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owncloudannex
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peer to peer network with tor
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playlist fetch
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powerful file matching
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public Amazon S3 remote
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publishing your files to the public
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recover data from lost+found
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recovering from a corrupt git repository
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remote webapp setup
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replacing Sparkleshare or dvcs-autosync with the assistant
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semi-synchronized remotes
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setup a public repository on a web site
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skydriveannex
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Splitting a git-annex repository
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storing data in git-lfs
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transmission integration
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unlocked files
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untrusted repositories
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using Amazon Glacier
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using Amazon S3
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using Backblaze B2
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using Google Cloud Storage
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using Google Drive
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using Hubic
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using borg for efficient storage of old annexed files
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using box.com as a special remote
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using git annex with no fixed hostname and optimising ssh
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using git-annex from your program
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using gitolite with git-annex
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using signed git commits
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using the web as a special remote
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visualizing repositories with gource
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what to do when a repository is corrupted
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what to do when you lose a repository
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yet another simple disk usage like utility
Posted Mon Oct 11 16:53:17 2021