git-annex/doc/special_remotes/web.mdwn

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git-annex can use the WWW as a special remote, downloading urls to files.
See [[walkthrough/using_the_web]] for usage examples.
## notes
Currently git-annex only supports downloading content from the web;
it cannot upload to it or remove content.
This special remote uses arbitrary urls on the web as the source for content.
git-annex can also download content from a normal git remote, accessible by
http.