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git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file
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contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when
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dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due
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to limitations in memory, checksumming time, or disk space.
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Even without file content tracking, being able to manage files with git,
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move files around and delete files with versioned directory trees, and use
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branches and distributed clones, are all very handy reasons to use git. And
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annexed files can co-exist in the same git repository with regularly
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versioned files, which is convenient for maintaining documents, Makefiles,
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etc that are associated with annexed files but that benefit from full
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revision control.
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To get a feel for it, see the [[walkthrough]].
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[[!sidebar content="""
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[[!img logo_small.png link=no]]
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* **[[download]]**
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* [[install]]
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* [[bugs]]
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* [[todo]]
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* [[forum]]
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* [[contact]]
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[[News]]:
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[[!inline pages="news/* and !*/discussion" archive=yes show=3 feeds=no]]
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<a href="http://flattr.com/thing/84843/git-annex">
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<img src="http://api.flattr.com/button/button-compact-static-100x17.png"
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alt="Flattr this" title="Flattr this" /></a>
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"""]]
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## sample use cases
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<table>
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<tr>
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<td>[[!inline feeds=no template=bare pages=use_case/bob]]</td>
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<td>[[!inline feeds=no template=bare pages=use_case/alice]]</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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If that describes you, or if you're some from column A and some from column
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B, then git-annex may be the tool you've been looking for to expand from
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keeping all your small important files in git, to managing your large
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files with git.
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## documentation
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* [[git-annex man page|git-annex]]
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* [[key-value backends|backends]] for data storage
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* [[location_tracking]] reminds you where git-annex has seen files
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* git-annex prevents accidental data loss by [[tracking copies|copies]]
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of your files
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* [[what git annex is not|not]]
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* git-annex is Free Software, licensed under the [[GPL]].
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----
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git-annex's wiki is powered by [Ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info/) and
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hosted by [Branchable](http://branchable.com/).
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