git-annex/doc/tips/Crude_Windows_Sync.mdwn
Joey Hess 7189dfd77d git-annex (5.20131127) unstable; urgency=low
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Here's a workaround to start syncing folders on Windows right now. It's a bit command line heavy, so you might need to set this up for your users. But I would much rather do this than use some other syncing solution and then have to migrate.
(1) Create a remote server git annex repository with the assistant on Linux or Mac.
(2) [Install git](http://git-scm.com/) on the Windows machine.
(3) [Install git-annex for Windows](http://git-annex.branchable.com/install/Windows/) on the Windows machine. Don't forget to run the installer as administrator.
(4) Run _Git Bash_ from the system menu, and run these commands to clone your repository.
ssh-keygen
cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh username@my-server.com "cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
git clone username@my-server.com:/path/to/annex
cd annex
git annex init
(5) Create a script that will trigger a full sync
echo '
#!/bin/bash
git annex sync
git annex get *
git annex add .
git annex sync
git annex copy * --to origin
' > sync.sh
chmod +x sync.sh
./sync.sh
(6) Copy the "Git Bash" shortcut from your windows menu to your desktop, and change the link target to:
C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i "annex/sync.sh"
Now ask your users to run this shortcut before and after they change files. You can also put it into the "autostart" folder to sync at boot.