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@ -27,6 +27,42 @@ Also in [[direct_mode]], some additional data is stored in these directories.
changed, and `.map` files contain a list of file(s) in the work directory
that contain the key.
# `.git/annex/tmp/`
This directory contains partially transferred objects.
# `.git/annex/misctmp/`
This is a temp directory for miscellaneous other temp files.
While .git/annex/objects and .git/annex/tmp can be put on different
filesystems if desired, .git/annex/misctmp
has to be on the same filesystem as the work tree and git repository.
# `.git/annex/bad/`
git-annex fsck puts any bad objects it finds in here.
# `.git/annex/transfers/`
Contains information files for uploads and downloads that are in progress,
as well as any that have failed. Used especially by the assistant.
It is safe to delete these files.
# `.git/annex/ssh/`
ssh connection caching files are written in here.
# `.git/annex/index`
This is a git index file which git-annex uses for commits to the git-annex
branch.
# `.git/annex/journal/`
git-annex uses this to journal changes to the git-annex branch,
before committing a set of changes.
## The git-annex branch
This branch is managed by git-annex, with the contents listed below.