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Joey Hess 2018-08-03 14:10:05 -04:00
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@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ a remote, and configure it as follows:
git config remote.cache.annex-cost 10
git config remote.cache.annex-pull false
git config remote.cache.annex-push false
git config remote.cache.fetch do-not-fetch-from-this-remote:
The annex-speculate-present setting is the essential part. It makes
git-annex know that the cache repository may contain the content of any
@ -59,11 +60,12 @@ The low annex-cost makes git-annex try to get content from the cache remote
before any other remotes.
The annex-pull and annex-push settings prevent `git-annex sync` from
pulling and pushing to the remote. The cache repository will remain an
empty git repository (except for the content of annexed files). This means
that the same cache can be used with multiple different git-annex
repositories, without intermingling their git data. You should also avoid
manual `git pull` and `git push` to the cache remote.
pulling and pushing to the remote, and the remote.cache.fetch setting
further prevents git commands from fetching from it or pushing to it. The
cache repository will remain an empty git repository (except for the
content of annexed files). This means that the same cache can be used with
multiple different git-annex repositories, without intermingling their git
data.
## populating the cache

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[[!comment format=mdwn
username="joey"
subject="""comment 12"""
date="2018-08-03T18:09:26Z"
content="""
Found a remote.cache.fetch that will prevent most accidents, though of
course the determined footgun script may find a way.
"""]]