doc/tips/Crude_Windows_Sync.mdwn

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+Here's a workaround to start syncing folders on Windows right now. It's a bit command line heavy, so you might need to set this up for your users. But I would much rather do this than use some other syncing solution and then have to migrate.
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+(1) Create a remote server git annex repository with the assistant on Linux or Mac.
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+(2) [Install git](http://git-scm.com/) on the Windows machine.
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+(3) [Install git-annex for Windows](http://git-annex.branchable.com/install/Windows/) on the Windows machine. Don't forget to run the installer as administrator.
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+(4) Run _Git Bash_ from the system menu, and run these commands clone your repository.
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+    ssh-keygen
+    cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | "ssh username@my-server.com cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+    git clone username@my-server.com:/path/to/annex
+    cd annex
+    git annex init
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+(5) Create a script that will trigger a full sync
+
+    echo '
+    #!/bin/bash
+    git annex sync
+    git annex get *
+    git annex add .
+    git annex sync
+    git annex copy * --to origin  
+    ' > sync.sh
+    chmod +x sync.sh
+    ./sync.sh
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+(6) Copy the "Git Bash" shortcut from your windows menu to your desktop, and change the link target to:
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+    "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i "annex/sync.sh"
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+Now ask your users to run this shortcut before and after they change files. You can also put it into the "autostart" folder to sync at boot.
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