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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlgyVag95OnpvSzQofjyX0WjW__MOMKsl0"
+ nickname="Sehr"
+ subject="comment 2"
+ date="2012-10-29T18:52:59Z"
+ content="""
+It turns out, this is even easier: 
+
+As the behavior of \"git-annex sync\" includes performing a \"git commit -a\", any pending changes in the work tree will be committed anyway. This means, that it is safe to simply checkout and sync any branch, one wants to sync.
+"""]]