From 0510c17c0a6e19125e7019c3dfacd2d10f40c138 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmNu4V5fvpLlBhaCUfXXOB0MI5NXwh8SkU" Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 16:51:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex.mdwn | 27 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex.mdwn b/doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ea8c6808d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +I tried to use the [old thread](http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Git_repos_in_git_annex__63__/?updated#comment-9fca5cf31ccfd3d78c78cb65f7672340) for this, but threads don't get bumped when they are updated, so I guess I'll have to start a new one... + +Here is the relevant bug: + +Here's my scenario: I have been using Dropbox for several years. I want to move to git-annex. + +For some time I used Bazaar repos inside Dropbox. A couple of times I accidentally modified files on one computer before another finished syncing, and the repo became mildly corrupted, but I recovered it okay. + +Recently I switched to git, and so far, so good. I'm careful not to make any changes to my files before Dropbox is finished syncing, so everything works fine. + +But when I add a directory containing a git repo to an annex, git-annex ignores the .git directory, so the repo isn't synced. + +I read this forum thread, and I read the bug report, but there don't appear to be any real solutions. + +This seems like what should be a fairly common use case: a user has a directory of simple text files, like shell scripts or org-mode files. He uses git to version-control them, and he uses Dropbox to sync the files and the git repo automatically between computers. Now the user wants to use git-annex instead, but if he does this, it will mean having to choose between: + +* No longer using git to version-control the files +* Only using git on a single system, which means that he can't make commits or do any other git operations when using other systems +* Keeping separate git repos on each system, and making the same commits manually on each one...which would be a mess +* Keeping separate git repos on each system, and using a script to make commits automatically--which would mean commits wouldn't be any more useful than a simple timed backup script + +I guess I could just use git instead of Dropbox or git-annex, but then I must choose between either: + +* Only being able to sync repos when both systems are online +* Having to store repos in plaintext on remote servers + +This is one of my primary use cases for Dropbox/git-annex. I'd really appreciate any help in figuring this out. Thanks.