From 218a3c0f0901a8d2dcd20fe94a89cb20e80f5745 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2022 12:24:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] improve description Sponsored-by: Jack Hill on Patreon --- README | 9 +++++---- debian/control | 11 ++++++----- doc/bugs/describe_what_git-annex_actually_is.mdwn | 2 ++ doc/summary.mdwn | 9 +++++---- 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 3ff0a9bfb0..8d9c559f0b 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ -git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file -contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when -dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due -to limitations in memory, checksumming time, or disk space. +git-annex allows managing large files with git, without storing the file +contents in git. It can sync, backup, and archive your data, offline +and online. Checksums and encryption keep your data safe and secure. Bring +the power and distributed nature of git to bear on your large files with +git-annex. For documentation, see doc/ or diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index d1d3697fd3..f999940249 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -124,14 +124,15 @@ Suggests: uftp, Breaks: datalad (< 0.12.3~) Description: manage files with git, without checking their contents into git - git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file - contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when - dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due - to limitations in memory, time, or disk space. + git-annex allows managing large files with git, without storing the file + contents in git. It can sync, backup, and archive your data, offline + and online. Checksums and encryption keep your data safe and secure. Bring + the power and distributed nature of git to bear on your large files with + git-annex. . It can store large files in many places, from local hard drives, to a large number of cloud storage services, including S3, WebDAV, - and rsync, with a dozen cloud storage providers usable via plugins. + and rsync, with dozens of cloud storage providers usable via plugins. Files can be stored encrypted with gpg, so that the cloud storage provider cannot see your data. git-annex keeps track of where each file is stored, so it knows how many copies are available, and has many diff --git a/doc/bugs/describe_what_git-annex_actually_is.mdwn b/doc/bugs/describe_what_git-annex_actually_is.mdwn index 237cf2584a..feee65a0e5 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/describe_what_git-annex_actually_is.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/describe_what_git-annex_actually_is.mdwn @@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ The second sentence does not really help to explain the tool, for me it sounds a > It enables managing files larger than git can easily handle, whether due to limitations in memory, time, or disk space. Still not optimal, but feels a little more precise + +> [[done]] --[[Joey]] diff --git a/doc/summary.mdwn b/doc/summary.mdwn index be7b2cc2c1..a5e5400d3b 100644 --- a/doc/summary.mdwn +++ b/doc/summary.mdwn @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ -git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file -contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when -dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due -to limitations in memory, time, or disk space. +git-annex allows managing large files with git, without storing the file +contents in git. It can sync, backup, and archive your data, offline +and online. Checksums and encryption keep your data safe and secure. Bring +the power and distributed nature of git to bear on your large files with +git-annex. [[!img assistant/thumbnail.png link=assistant align=right]] git-annex is designed for git users who love the command line.