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## version 3.20130107
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This is a bugfix release.
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## version 3.20130102
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This release makes several significant improvements to the git-annex
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assistant, which is still in beta.
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The main improvement is direct mode. This allows you to directly edit files
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in the repository, and the assistant will automatically commit and sync
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your changes. Direct mode is the default for new repositories created
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by the assistant. To convert your existing repository to use direct mode,
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manually run `git annex direct` inside the repository.
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The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
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assistant:
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* If a file in a direct mode repository is modified as it's being transferred,
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the old version of the file can be lost, and fsck will later complain
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about a corrupt object.
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* On BSD operating systems (but not on OS X), the assistant uses kqueue to
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watch files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
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directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
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1024), and fail. See [[this_bug|bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
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for a workaround.
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* Also on systems with kqueue, modifications to existing files in direct
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mode will not be noticed.
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## version 3.20121211
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This release of the git-annex assistant (which is still in beta)
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consists of mostly bugfixes, user interface improvements, and improvements
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to existing features.
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In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
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will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
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* Using Box.com's 5 gigabytes of free storage space as a cloud transfer
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point between between repositories that cannot directly contact
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one-another. (Many other cloud providers are also supported, from Rsync.net
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to Amazon S3, to your own ssh server.)
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* Archiving or backing up files to Amazon Glacier. See [[archival_walkthrough]].
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* [[Sharing repositories with friends|share_with_a_friend_walkthrough]]
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contacted through a Jabber server (such as Google Talk).
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* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
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network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
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sync as changes are made to them.
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* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
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will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
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Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
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computers to keep them in sync.
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The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
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assistant:
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* The Max OSX standalone app may not work on all versions of Max OSX.
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Please test!
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* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
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files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
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directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
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1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
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for a workaround.
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## version 3.20121126
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This adds several features to the git-annex assistant, which is still in beta.
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In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
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will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
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* Using Box.com's 5 gigabytes of free storage space as a cloud transfer
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point between between repositories that cannot directly contact
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one-another. (Many other cloud providers are also supported, from Rsync.net
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to Amazon S3, to your own ssh server.)
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* Archiving or backing up files to Amazon Glacier.
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* [[Sharing repositories with friends|share_with_a_friend_walkthrough]]
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contacted through a Jabber server (such as Google Talk).
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* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
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network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
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sync as changes are made to them.
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* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
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will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
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Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
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computers to keep them in sync.
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The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
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assistant:
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* The Max OSX standalone app does not work on all versions of Max OSX.
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* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
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files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
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directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
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1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
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for a workaround.
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* Retrieval of files from Amazon Glacier is not fully automated; the
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assistant does not automatically retry in the 4 to 5 hours period
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when Glacier makes the files available.
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## version 3.20121112
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This is a major upgrade of the git-annex assistant, which is still in beta.
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In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
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will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
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* [[Sharing repositories with friends|share_with_a_friend_walkthrough]]
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contacted through a Jabber server (such as Google Talk).
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* Setting up cloud repositories, that are used as backups, archives,
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or transfer points between repositories that cannot directly contact
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one-another.
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* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
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network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
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sync as changes are made to them.
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* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
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will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
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Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
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computers to keep them in sync.
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The following upgrade notes apply if you're upgrading from a previous version:
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* For best results, edit the configuration of repositories you set
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up with older versions, and place them in a repository group.
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This lets the assistant know how you want to use the repository; for backup,
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archival, as a transfer point for clients, etc. Go to Configuration ->
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Manage Repositories, and click in the "configure" link to edit a repository's
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configuration.
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* If you set up a cloud repository with an older version, and have multiple
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clients using it, you are recommended to configure an Jabber account,
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so that clients can use it to communicate when sending data to the
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cloud repository. Configure Jabber by opening the webapp, and going to
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Configuration -> Configure jabber account
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* When setting up local pairing, the assistant did not limit the paired
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computer to accessing a single git repository. This new version does,
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by setting GIT_ANNEX_SHELL_DIRECTORY in `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`.
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The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
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assistant:
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* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
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files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
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directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
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1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
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for a workaround.
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## version 3.20121009
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This is a maintenance release of the git-annex assistant, which is still in
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beta.
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In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
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will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
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* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
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network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
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sync as changes are made to them.
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* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
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will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
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Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
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computers to keep them in sync.
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* Cloning your repository to a remote server, running ssh, and uploading
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changes made to your files to the server. There is special support
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for using the rsync.net cloud provider this way, or any shell account
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on a typical unix server, such as a Linode VPS can be used.
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The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
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assistant:
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* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
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files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
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directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
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1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
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for a workaround.
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* In order to ensure that all multiple repositories are kept in sync,
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each computer with a repository must be running the git-annex assistant.
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* The assistant does not yet always manage to keep repositories in sync
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when some are hidden from others behind firewalls.
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## version 3.20120924
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This is the first beta release of the git-annex assistant.
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In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
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will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
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* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
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network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
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sync as changes are made to them.
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* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
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will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
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Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
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computers to keep them in sync.
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* Cloning your repository to a remote server, running ssh, and uploading
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changes made to your files to the server. There is special support
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for using the rsync.net cloud provider this way, or any shell account
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on a typical unix server, such as a Linode VPS can be used.
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The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
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assistant:
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* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
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files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
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directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
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1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
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for a workaround.
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* In order to ensure that all multiple repositories are kept in sync,
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each computer with a repository must be running the git-annex assistant.
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* The assistant does not yet always manage to keep repositories in sync
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when some are hidden from others behind firewalls.
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* If a file is checked into git as a normal file and gets modified
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(or merged, etc), it will be converted into an annexed file. So you
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should not mix use of the assistant with normal git files in the same
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repository yet.
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* If you `git annex unlock` a file, it will immediately be re-locked.
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See [[bugs/watcher_commits_unlocked_files]].
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