git-annex/doc
Joey Hess a19a3076b5
ssh exit status 255 is a connection problem
Previously, when the git config was unable to be read from a ssh remote,
it would try to git fetch from it to determine if the remote was
otherwise accessible. That was unnessary work, since exit status 255
indicates a connection problem.

As well as avoiding the extra work of the fetch, this also improves
things when a ssh remote cannot be connected to due to a problem with
the git-annex ssh control socket. In that situation, ssh will also exit 255.
Before, the git fetch was tried in that situation, and would succeed, since
it does not use the git-annex ssh control socket. git-annex would conclude
that git-annex-shell was not installed on the remote, which could be wrong.

I suppose it also used to be possible for the user to need to enter a
ssh password on each connection to the remote. If they entered the wrong
password for the git-annex-shell call, but then the right password for
the git fetch, it would also incorrectly set annex-ignore, and that
situation is also now fixed.
2025-01-03 14:46:16 -04:00
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Android Added a comment: git-annex for managing music 2024-07-21 19:08:45 +00:00
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assistant
automatic_conflict_resolution
backends
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bugs comment 2025-01-03 13:27:34 -04:00
chunking
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contribute
copies
design implement put data-present parameter in http servant 2024-10-29 13:32:43 -04:00
devblog
direct_mode
download
encryption
footer
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git-annex-export Added a comment: parameter --from not accepted 2024-08-14 14:27:54 +00:00
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git-annex-fsck response 2024-10-21 15:03:55 -04:00
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git-annex-metadata
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git-annex-sync
git-annex-test
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git-annex-undo
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git-annex-webapp
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how_it_works
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not
polls
preferred_content Added a comment: Re: default preferred content 2024-09-25 09:25:42 +00:00
profiling
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required_content
scalability
security
sims formatting 2024-09-25 14:50:17 -04:00
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sync Added a comment: git annex sync --ff-only 2024-07-21 01:04:44 +00:00
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tips Added a comment: Overriding git folder 2024-11-25 02:55:25 +00:00
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trust
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users Added contributions section to track my bugs and inquiries 2024-08-26 20:02:03 +00:00
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walkthrough
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assistant.mdwn
automatic_conflict_resolution.mdwn
backends.mdwn Make VURL a proper list item 2024-10-17 09:18:04 +00:00
bare_repositories.mdwn
bugs.mdwn
builds.mdwn remove i386ancient and need at least debian stable to build 2025-01-01 14:15:55 -04:00
chunking.mdwn
coding_style.mdwn
comments.mdwn
contact.mdwn
contribute.mdwn
copies.mdwn
design.mdwn
devblog.mdwn
direct_mode.mdwn
distributed_version_control.mdwn
download.mdwn
encryption.mdwn
favicon.ico
forum.mdwn
future_proofing.mdwn
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git-annex-assist.mdwn
git-annex-assistant.mdwn
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git-annex-benchmark.mdwn
git-annex-calckey.mdwn
git-annex-checkpresentkey.mdwn
git-annex-common-options.mdwn S3: Send git-annex or other configured User-Agent. 2024-11-13 16:10:37 -04:00
git-annex-config.mdwn add: Consistently treat files in a dotdir as dotfiles, even when ran inside that dotdir 2024-11-13 13:43:01 -04:00
git-annex-configremote.mdwn
git-annex-contentlocation.mdwn
git-annex-copy.mdwn
git-annex-dead.mdwn
git-annex-describe.mdwn
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git-annex-dropkey.mdwn
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git-annex-enable-tor.mdwn
git-annex-enableremote.mdwn
git-annex-examinekey.mdwn
git-annex-expire.mdwn
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git-annex-filter-process.mdwn
git-annex-find.mdwn
git-annex-findkeys.mdwn
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git-annex-init.mdwn
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git-annex-initremote.mdwn
git-annex-inprogress.mdwn
git-annex-list.mdwn
git-annex-lock.mdwn
git-annex-log.mdwn
git-annex-lookupkey.mdwn
git-annex-map.mdwn
git-annex-matchexpression.mdwn git-annex sim command is working 2024-09-12 16:10:52 -04:00
git-annex-matching-expression.mdwn annex.addunlocked support for tree imports 2024-12-19 11:43:51 -04:00
git-annex-matching-options.mdwn
git-annex-maxsize.mdwn maxsize of 0 to disable 2024-09-09 09:32:43 -04:00
git-annex-merge.mdwn improve man page and comment 2025-01-03 13:05:23 -04:00
git-annex-metadata.mdwn
git-annex-migrate.mdwn
git-annex-mincopies.mdwn
git-annex-mirror.mdwn
git-annex-move.mdwn
git-annex-multicast.mdwn
git-annex-numcopies.mdwn
git-annex-oldkeys.mdwn
git-annex-p2p.mdwn
git-annex-p2phttp.mdwn p2phttp --directory implementation 2024-11-21 14:02:58 -04:00
git-annex-post-receive.mdwn update 2024-08-07 11:49:53 -04:00
git-annex-pre-commit.mdwn
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git-annex-pull.mdwn
git-annex-push.mdwn initial support for annexobjects=yes 2024-08-02 14:07:45 -04:00
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git-annex-registerurl.mdwn
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git-annex-reinject.mdwn
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git-annex-reregisterurl.mdwn
git-annex-resolvemerge.mdwn
git-annex-restage.mdwn
git-annex-rmurl.mdwn
git-annex-satisfy.mdwn initial support for annexobjects=yes 2024-08-02 14:07:45 -04:00
git-annex-schedule.mdwn
git-annex-semitrust.mdwn
git-annex-setkey.mdwn
git-annex-setpresentkey.mdwn
git-annex-shell.mdwn
git-annex-sim.mdwn sim: document interruption and concurrency issues 2024-09-26 12:26:47 -04:00
git-annex-smudge.mdwn
git-annex-status.mdwn
git-annex-sync.mdwn
git-annex-test.mdwn
git-annex-testremote.mdwn
git-annex-transferkey.mdwn
git-annex-transferkeys.mdwn
git-annex-transferrer.mdwn
git-annex-trust.mdwn
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git-annex-undo.mdwn
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git-annex-unlock.mdwn
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git-annex-untrust.mdwn
git-annex-unused.mdwn
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git-annex-vadd.mdwn
git-annex-vcycle.mdwn
git-annex-version.mdwn
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git-annex-watch.mdwn
git-annex-webapp.mdwn
git-annex-whereis.mdwn
git-annex-whereused.mdwn
git-annex.mdwn annexInsteadOf config 2024-12-03 14:39:07 -04:00
git-remote-annex.mdwn
git-remote-tor-annex.mdwn
git-union-merge.mdwn
how_it_works.mdwn
index.mdwn
install.mdwn
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license.mdwn
location_tracking.mdwn
logo-old-bw.svg
logo-old.png
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logo.mdwn
logo.svg
logo_16x16.png
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meta.mdwn
metadata.mdwn
news.mdwn
not.mdwn
polls.mdwn
preferred_content.mdwn balanced preferred content and --rebalance 2024-08-09 14:16:09 -04:00
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profiling.mdwn
projects.mdwn
publicrepos.mdwn
related_software.mdwn 2024-07-16 15:42:54 +00:00
repomap.png
required_content.mdwn
scalability.mdwn
security.mdwn
shortcuts.mdwn
sidebar.mdwn
sims.mdwn adds sims collection 2024-09-23 13:43:55 -04:00
sitemap.mdwn
special_remotes.mdwn
stickers.mdwn
submodules.mdwn
summary.mdwn
sync.mdwn
testimonials.mdwn
thanks.mdwn scaling 2024-10-31 17:27:13 -04:00
tips.mdwn
todo.mdwn
transferring_data.mdwn
trust.mdwn
tuning.mdwn remove warnings about tuning being experimental 2024-10-22 13:27:25 -04:00
upgrades.mdwn
users.mdwn
videos.mdwn
walkthrough.mdwn
workflow.mdwn