[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmBUR4O9mofxVbpb8JV9mEbVfIYv670uJo"
 nickname="Justin"
 subject="comment 1"
 date="2012-07-10T18:14:31Z"
 content="""
You just need to `git clone` the existing repository and make sure the `git remote`s are setup.

the 'rsync remote' is not actually the annex, it's just a collection of encrypted files with obfuscated names.  You need a copy of the actual repository to restore the files.
"""]]
