From f0cbaa194c40d0caf816c65038e76aaa8691740c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:04:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] improve docs based on forum feedback --- ...ing_borg_for_efficient_storage_of_old_annexed_files.mdwn | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/tips/using_borg_for_efficient_storage_of_old_annexed_files.mdwn b/doc/tips/using_borg_for_efficient_storage_of_old_annexed_files.mdwn index c502380874..27be72e2f4 100644 --- a/doc/tips/using_borg_for_efficient_storage_of_old_annexed_files.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/using_borg_for_efficient_storage_of_old_annexed_files.mdwn @@ -52,3 +52,9 @@ repository, freeing up disk space. You can continue running `borg create` and `git-annex sync` to store changed files in borg and let git-annex know what's stored there. + +It's possible to access the same borg repository from another clone of the +git-annex repository too. Just run `git annex enableremote borg` in that +clone to set it up. This uses the same `borgrepo` value that was passed +to initremote, but you can override it, if, for example, you want to access +the borg repository over ssh from this new clone.