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Alice is always on the move, often with her trusty netbook and a small
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Alice is always on the move, often with her trusty netbook and a small
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handheld terabyte USB drive, or a smaller USB keydrive. She has a server
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handheld terabyte USB drive, or a smaller USB keydrive. She has a server
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out there on the net. All these things can have different files on them,
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out there on the net. All these things can have different files on them,
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but with git-annex Alice no longer has to deal with the tedious process
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but Alice no longer has to deal with the tedious process of keeping them
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of keeping them manually in sync.
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manually in sync.
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[[!toggle id=alice text="more..."]]
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[[!toggleable id=alice text="""
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When she has 1 bar on her cell, Alice queues up interesting files on her
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When she has 1 bar on her cell, Alice queues up interesting files on her
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server for later. At a coffee shop, she has git-annex download them to her
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server for later. At a coffee shop, she has git-annex download them to her
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USB drive. High in the sky or in a remote cabin, she catches up on
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USB drive. High in the sky or in a remote cabin, she catches up on
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They're all removed from her netbook to save space, and Alice knowns
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They're all removed from her netbook to save space, and Alice knowns
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that next time she syncs up to the net, her changes will be synced back
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that next time she syncs up to the net, her changes will be synced back
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to her server.
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to her server.
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"""]]
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safe place.
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safe place.
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With git-annex, Bob has a single directory tree that includes all
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With git-annex, Bob has a single directory tree that includes all
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his files, even those whose content is stored offline. He can
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his files, even if their content is being stored offline. He can
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reorganize his files using that tree, committing new versions to git,
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reorganize his files using that tree, committing new versions to git,
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without worry about accidentially deleting anything.
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without worry about accidentially deleting anything.
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[[!toggle id=bob text="more..."]]
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[[!toggleable id=bob text="""
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When Bob needs access to some files, git-annex can tell him which drive(s)
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When Bob needs access to some files, git-annex can tell him which drive(s)
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they're on, and easily make them available. Indeed, every drive knows what
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they're on, and easily make them available. Indeed, every drive knows what
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is on every other drive.
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is on every other drive.
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also helps Bob keep track of intentional, and unintentional copies of
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also helps Bob keep track of intentional, and unintentional copies of
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files, and logs information he can use to decide when it's time to duplicate
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files, and logs information he can use to decide when it's time to duplicate
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the content of old drives.
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the content of old drives.
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