[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlgyVag95OnpvSzQofjyX0WjW__MOMKsl0"
 nickname="Sehr"
 subject="comment 2"
 date="2012-10-29T18:52:59Z"
 content="""
It turns out, this is even easier: 

As the behavior of \"git-annex sync\" includes performing a \"git commit -a\", any pending changes in the work tree will be committed anyway. This means, that it is safe to simply checkout and sync any branch, one wants to sync.
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