git-annex/doc/tips/Crude_Windows_Sync.mdwn
Joey Hess b6d46c212e git-annex (5.20140402) unstable; urgency=medium
* unannex, uninit: Avoid committing after every file is unannexed,
    for massive speedup.
  * --notify-finish switch will cause desktop notifications after each
    file upload/download/drop completes
    (using the dbus Desktop Notifications Specification)
  * --notify-start switch will show desktop notifications when each
    file upload/download starts.
  * webapp: Automatically install Nautilus integration scripts
    to get and drop files.
  * tahoe: Pass -d parameter before subcommand; putting it after
    the subcommand no longer works with tahoe-lafs version 1.10.
    (Thanks, Alberto Berti)
  * forget --drop-dead: Avoid removing the dead remote from the trust.log,
    so that if git remotes for it still exist anywhere, git annex info
    will still know it's dead and not show it.
  * git-annex-shell: Make configlist automatically initialize
    a remote git repository, as long as a git-annex branch has
    been pushed to it, to simplify setup of remote git repositories,
    including via gitolite.
  * add --include-dotfiles: New option, perhaps useful for backups.
  * Version 5.20140227 broke creation of glacier repositories,
    not including the datacenter and vault in their configuration.
    This bug is fixed, but glacier repositories set up with the broken
    version of git-annex need to have the datacenter and vault set
    in order to be usable. This can be done using git annex enableremote
    to add the missing settings. For details, see
    http://git-annex.branchable.com/bugs/problems_with_glacier/
  * Added required content configuration.
  * assistant: Improve ssh authorized keys line generated in local pairing
    or for a remote ssh server to set environment variables in an
    alternative way that works with the non-POSIX fish shell, as well
    as POSIX shells.

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Here's a workaround to start syncing folders on Windows right now. It's a bit command line heavy, so you might need to set this up for your users. But I would much rather do this than use some other syncing solution and then have to migrate.
(1) Create a remote server git annex repository with the assistant on Linux or Mac.
(2) [Install git](http://git-scm.com/) on the Windows machine.
(3) [Install git-annex for Windows](http://git-annex.branchable.com/install/Windows/) on the Windows machine. Don't forget to run the installer as administrator.
(4) Run _Git Bash_ from the system menu, and run these commands to clone your repository.
ssh-keygen
cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh username@my-server.com "cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
git clone username@my-server.com:/path/to/annex
cd annex
git annex init
(5) Create a script that will trigger a full sync
echo '
#!/bin/bash
git annex sync
git annex get *
git annex add .
git annex sync
git annex copy * --to origin
' > sync.sh
chmod +x sync.sh
./sync.sh
(6) Copy the "Git Bash" shortcut from your windows menu to your desktop, and change the link target to:
C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i "annex/sync.sh"
Now ask your users to run this shortcut before and after they change files. You can also put it into the "autostart" folder to sync at boot.