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git-annex can store data in [git-lfs](https://git-lfs.github.com/)
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repositories, using the [[git-lfs special remote|special_remotes/git-lfs]].
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You do not need the git-lfs program installed to use it, just a recent
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enough version of git-annex.
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Here's how to initialize a git-lfs special remote on Github.
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git annex initremote lfs type=git-lfs encryption=none url=git@github.com:yourname/yourrepo.git
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If you want git-annex to encrypt the objects it stores in the remote,
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change the encryption= parameter. But be sure to read the
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[[git-lfs special remote|special_remotes/git-lfs]] page's
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**encryption notes** first!
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To enable the same remote in another clone of the repository,
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you'll need to provide an url to it again. It's ok to provide a different
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url as long as it points to the same git-lfs repository.
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git annex enableremote lfs url=https://github.com/yourname/yourrepo.git
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Note that http urls currently only allow read access to the git-lfs
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repository.
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Once the remote is set up, you git-annex can store and retrieve content in
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the usual ways:
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git annex copy * --to lfs
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git annex get --from lfs
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But, git-annex **cannot delete anything** from a git-lfs special remote,
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because the protocol does not support deletion.
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A git-lfs special remote also functions as a regular git remote. You can
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use things like `git push` and `git pull` with it.
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