[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="http://joeyh.name/"
 ip="4.152.246.8"
 subject="comment 5"
 date="2012-10-16T04:23:59Z"
 content="""
`git annex sync` only syncs the git repository, not file contents, and the special remote has no git repo, only file contents. `git annex copy` will avoid transferring things that are already there, so it's the way to go.

If you want automatic syncing of file contents and lots of other magic including automatic commit of new files, you could try the [[assistant]].

"""]]
