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Notice that in the [[previous example|getting_file_content]], `git annex
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sync` was used. This lets git-annex know what has changed in the other
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repositories like the laptop, and so it knows about the files present there and can
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get them.
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Let's look at what the sync command does in more detail:
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# cd /media/usb/annex
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# git annex sync
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commit
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nothing to commit (working directory clean)
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ok
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pull laptop
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ok
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push laptop
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ok
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After you run sync, the repository will be updated with all changes made to
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its remotes, and any changes in the repository will be pushed out to its
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remotes, where a sync will get them. This is especially useful when using
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git in a distributed fashion, without a
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[[central bare repository|tips/centralized_git_repository_tutorial]]. See
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[[sync]] for details.
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Note that syncing only syncs the metadata about your files that is stored
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in git. It does not sync the contents of files, that are managed by
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git-annex.
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