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@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ direct mode.
As for git commands, direct mode prevents using any git command that would
modify or access the work tree. So you cannot `git commit` or `git pull`
(use `git annex sync` for both instead), or run `git status`.
These git commands will complain "fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree".
(use `git annex sync` for both instead), or run `git status` (use `git
annex status` instead). These git commands will complain "fatal: This
operation must be run in a work tree".
The reason for this is that git doesn't understand how git-annex uses the
work tree in direct mode. Where git expects the symlinks that get checked
@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ into git to be checked out in the work tree, direct mode instead replaces
them with the actual content of files, as managed by git-annex.
There are still lots of git commands you can use in direct mode. For
example, you can run `git log` on files, run `git push`, `git config`,
`git remote add` etc.
example, you can run `git log` on files, run `git push`, `git fetch`,
`git config`, `git remote add` etc.
## forcing git to use the work tree in direct mode