git-annex/doc/walkthrough/adding_files.mdwn
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# cd ~/annex
# cp /tmp/big_file .
# cp /tmp/debian.iso .
# git annex add .
add big_file (checksum...) ok
add debian.iso (checksum...) ok
# git commit -a -m added
When you add a file to the annex and commit it, only a symlink to
the content is committed to git. The content itself is stored in
git-annex's backend, `.git/annex/` (or in [[direct_mode]] the file
is left as-is).