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git-annex is available for Android inside Termux. This includes the
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[[git-annex assistant|/assistant]], for easy syncing between your Android
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and other devices. You do not need to root your Android to use git-annex.
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[[!toc ]]
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## Installation
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First, install [Termux](https://termux.com/). This is an Android app that can
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run some Linux software in a terminal, including git-annex.
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git-annex is not currently part of the Termux distribution, but it's easy
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to install it. Paste these commands into Termux:
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pkg install wget
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wget https://git-annex.branchable.com/install/Android/git-annex-install
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source git-annex-install
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## Starting git-annex
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To start git-annex, just run "git annex webapp" inside Termux.
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A browser window will open with the git-annex interface.
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[[!img webapp.png alt="git-annex webapp"]]
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## Closing and reopening the webapp
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The webapp does not need to be left open after you've set up your
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repository. As long as Termux is left open, git-annex will
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remain running and sync your files.
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## Starting at power on
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If you install the [Termux:Boot app](https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux:Boot),
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git-annex will automatically be automatically started when your Android device
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powers on. It will run in the background in whatever repositories you have
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set up in the webapp.
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(Or have listed in (or listed in ~/.config/git-annex/autostart)
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## Using the command line
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If you prefer to use `git-annex` at the command line, you can do so inside
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Termux. Here we'll make a repository for photos:
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cd ~/storage/dcim
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git init
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git annex init
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You can go on to set up a ssh remote pointing to a server, and sync
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your files to and from it.
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And so on. Most ways you would use git-annex on a Linux system work fairly
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well in the Termux environment.
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## Known limitations
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* Direct mode
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git-annex will probably default to direct mode due to the
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limitations of Android's /sdcard. You can get around this using v6
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unlocked repositories, or by putting the git-annex repository on a better
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filesystem on the Android device, such as your termux home directory.
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## Upgrading
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To upgrade to a new git-annex release, just run `git-annex-install` again.
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