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Most [[backends]] can transfer data to and from configured git remotes.
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Normally those remotes are normal git repositories (bare and non-bare;
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local and remote), that store the file contents in their own git annex
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directory.
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2011-03-28 02:52:13 +00:00
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But, git-annex also extends git's concept of remotes, with these special
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types of remotes. These can be used just like any normal remote by git-annex.
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They cannot be used by other git commands though.
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2011-05-16 06:07:59 +00:00
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* [[S3]] (Amazon S3, and other compatible services)
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* [[bup]]
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* [[directory]]
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* [[rsync]]
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* [[web]]
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* [[hook]]
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* [[tahoe-lafs|forum/tips:_special__95__remotes__47__hook_with_tahoe-lafs]] - limited testing
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2011-04-03 00:59:41 +00:00
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## Unused content on special remotes
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Over time, special remotes can accumulate file content that is no longer
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referred to by files in git. Normally, unused content in the current
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repository is found by running `git annex unused`. To detect unused content
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on special remotes, instead use `git annex unused --from`. Example:
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$ git annex unused --from mys3
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2011-05-29 02:20:22 +00:00
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unused mys3 (checking for unused data...)
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2011-04-03 00:59:41 +00:00
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Some annexed data on mys3 is not used by any files in this repository.
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NUMBER KEY
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1 WORM-s3-m1301674316--foo
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(To see where data was previously used, try: git log --stat -S'KEY')
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(To remove unwanted data: git-annex dropunused --from mys3 NUMBER)
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Please be cautious -- are you sure that the remote repository
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does not use this data?
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$ git annex dropunused --from mys3 1
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dropunused 12948 (from mys3...) ok
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Do be cautious when using this; it cannot detect if content in a remote
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is used by that remote, or is the last copy of data that is used by
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some *other* remote.
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