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When you're using git-annex you can `git rm` a file just like you usually
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would with git. Just like with git, this removes the file from your work
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tree, but it does not remove the file's content from the git repository.
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If you check the file back out, or revert the removal, you can get it back.
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Git-annex adds the ability to remove the content of a file from your local
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repository to save space. This is called "dropping" the file.
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You can always drop files safely. Git-annex checks that some other
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repository still has the file before removing it.
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$ git annex drop iso/debian.iso
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drop iso/Debian_5.0.iso ok
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Once dropped, the file will still appear in your work tree as a broken symlink.
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You can use `git annex get` to as usual to get this file back to your local
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repository.
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