git-annex/doc/bugs/using_url_backend.mdwn
Joey Hess 19fde4960d new fromkey subcommand, for registering urls, etc
had to redo Annex monad's flag storage
2010-10-21 16:30:16 -04:00

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There is no way to `git annex add` a file using the URL [[backend|backends]].
For now, we have to manually make the symlink. Something like this:
ln -s .git/annex/URL:http:%%www.example.com%foo.tar.gz
Note the escaping of slashes.
A `git annex register <url>` command could do this..
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