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There are three ways to implement a new special remote:
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1. Using the [[hook]] special remote to tell git-annex what commands
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to run to store and retrieve data. This is the easiest way, and
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is great for prototyping.
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2. Writing it in Haskell and adding it to git-annex.
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3. Writing a program in any language you like that speaks the
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[[external_special_remote_protocol]].
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This page is all about writing new external special remotes. It's not hard!
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* All you need is to make a program with a name like `git-annex-remote-$bar`.
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* Install it in PATH.
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* When the user runs `git annex initremote foo type=external externaltype=$bar`,
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it will use your program.
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Here's a simple shell script example, which can easily be adapted
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to run whatever commands you need. ([[download|example.sh]])
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[[!inline raw=yes pages="special_remotes/external/example.sh"]]
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