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git-annex can transfer data to or from any of a repository's git remotes.
Depending on where the remote is, the data transfer is done using rsync
(over ssh, with automatic resume), or plain cp (with copy-on-write
optimisations on supported filesystems).
optimisations on supported filesystems). Some [[special_remotes]]
are also supported that are not traditional git remotes.
It's equally easy to transfer a single file to or from a repository,
or to launch a retrievel of a massive pile of files from whatever

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Alice is always on the move, often with her trusty netbook and a small
handheld terabyte USB drive, or a smaller USB keydrive. She has a server
out there on the net. All these things can have different files on them,
but Alice no longer has to deal with the tedious process of keeping them
manually in sync.
out there on the net. She stores data in the Cloud. All these things can
have different files on them, but Alice no longer has to deal with the
tedious process of keeping them manually in sync.
When she has 1 bar on her cell, Alice queues up interesting files on her
server for later. At a coffee shop, she has git-annex download them to her