git-annex/doc/walkthrough/getting_file_content.mdwn

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A repository does not always have all annexed file contents available.
When you need the content of a file, you can use "git annex get" to
make it available.
We can use this to copy everything in the laptop's annex to the
USB drive.
# cd /media/usb/annex
# git pull laptop master
# git annex get .
get my_cool_big_file (copying from laptop...) ok
get iso/debian.iso (copying from laptop...) ok
Notice that you had to git pull from laptop first, this lets git-annex know
what has changed in laptop, and so it knows about the files present there and
can get them.