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git-annex is now available for Android. This includes the
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[[git-annex assistant|/assistant]], for easy syncing between your Android
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and other devices.
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[[Android installation instructions|/install/android]]
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When you run the git-annex Android app, two windows will open. The first is
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a terminal window, and the second is a web browser showing the git-annex
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webapp.
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[[!img apps.png alt="two windows"]]
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## using the webapp
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You can use the webapp on Android much the same as on any other
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operating system, to set up the git-annex assistant.
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The repository created by the webapp on your Android device is configured,
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by default, as a "source" repository. This way, when you create a file on
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Android (by, for example, taking a picture), it will be uploaded from your
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Android device, and then its content removed from the device. This saves
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storage space.
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If you want to send files to your Android, and use them there, you should
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edit the repository's configuration, and select "client". Bear in mind that
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this will make it try to get every file placed in your repository on any
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other computer, which might take up a lot of space.
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## closing and reopening the webapp
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The webapp does not need to be left open after you've set up your
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repository. As long as the terminal window is left open, git-annex will
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remain running and sync your files. To re-open the webapp after closing it,
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use the [[!img newwindow.png alt="New Window"]] icon in the terminal window.
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## starting git-annex
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The app is not currently automatically started on boot, so you will need to
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manually open it to keep your files in sync. You do not need to leave the
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app running all the time, though. It will sync back up automatically when
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started.
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## stopping git-annex
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Simply close the terminal window to stop git-annex from running.
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## using the command line
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[[!img terminal.png alt="Android terminal"]]
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If you prefer to use `git-annex` at the command line, you can do so using the
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terminal. A fairly full set of tools is provided, including `git`, `ssh`,
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`rsync`, and `gpg`.
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To prevent the webapp from being automatically started
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when a terminal window opens, go into the terminal preferences, to "Inital
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Command", and clear out the default `git annex webapp &` setting.
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Or, if you'd like to run the assistant automatically, but not open the
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webapp, change the "Initial Command" to: `git annex assistant --autostart`
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## disk space usage
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The git-annex app uses 65 MB of space on your Android device.
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Do not be fooled by larger numbers that Android may display for its size,
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like "273 MB". Android does not correctly calculate the size of hard linked
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files, so its numbers are wrong.
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