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improve git annex move in walkthrough

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@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ USB drive.
Notice that you had to git pull from home first, this lets git-annex know Notice that you had to git pull from home first, this lets git-annex know
what has changed in home, and so it knows about the files present there and what has changed in home, and so it knows about the files present there and
can get them. See below for an easier way. can get them.
## transferring files: When things go wrong ## transferring files: When things go wrong
@ -137,17 +137,6 @@ But `other.iso` looks to have never been copied to anywhere else, so if
it's something you want to hold onto, you'd need to transfer it to it's something you want to hold onto, you'd need to transfer it to
some other repository before dropping it. some other repository before dropping it.
## moving file content to another repository
Often you will want to transfer some file contents from a repository to
some other one, and then drop it from the first repository. For example,
your laptop's disk is getting full; time to move some files to an external
disk. Doing that by hand is possible, but a bit of a pain. `git annex move`
makes it very easy.
# git annex move my_cool_big_file --to usbdrive
move my_cool_big_file (to usbdrive...) ok
## using ssh remotes ## using ssh remotes
So far git-annex has been used with a remote repository on a USB drive. So far git-annex has been used with a remote repository on a USB drive.
@ -183,6 +172,21 @@ access, if available. There is a annex-cost setting you can configure in
Also, note that you need full shell access for this to work -- Also, note that you need full shell access for this to work --
git-annex needs to be able to ssh in and run commands. git-annex needs to be able to ssh in and run commands.
## moving file content to another repository
Often you will want to move some file contents from a repository to some
other one. For example, your laptop's disk is getting full; time to move
some files to an external disk before moving another file from home to your
laptop. Doing that by hand (by using `git annex get` and `git annex drop`)
is possible, but a bit of a pain. `git annex move` makes it very easy.
# git annex move my_cool_big_file --to usbdrive
move my_cool_big_file (copying to usbdrive...) ok
# git annex move video/hackity_hack_and_kaxxt.mov --from home
move video/hackity_hack_and_kaxxt.mov (copying from home...)a
WORM:1274316523:86050597:hackity_hack_and_kax 100% 82MB 199.1KB/s 07:02
(dropping from home...) ok
## using the URL backend ## using the URL backend
git-annex has multiple key-value [[backends]]. So far this walkthrough has git-annex has multiple key-value [[backends]]. So far this walkthrough has