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git-annex can transfer data to or from any of a repository's git remotes.
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Depending on where the remote is, the data transfer is done using rsync
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(over ssh, with automatic resume), or plain cp (with copy-on-write
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2011-03-28 17:20:12 +00:00
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optimisations on supported filesystems). Some [[special_remotes]]
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are also supported that are not traditional git remotes.
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It's equally easy to transfer a single file to or from a repository,
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or to launch a retrievel of a massive pile of files from whatever
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repositories they are scattered amoung.
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git-annex automatically uses whatever remotes are currently accessible,
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preferring ones that are less expensive to talk to.
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[[!img repomap.png caption="A real-world repository interconnection map
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(generated by git-annex map)"]]
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