This page is a place to document tips and techniques for using git-annex.

Accessing files in bare remotes without git-annex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Announcing recastex - (re)podcast from your annex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Bup repositories in git-annex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Crude Windows Sync
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Decentralized repository behind a Firewall
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Delay Assistant Startup on Login
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Faster bash autocompletion with big annex repos
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Git annex and Calibre
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Internet Archive via S3
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Repositories with large number of files
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Shamir secret sharing and git-annex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Synology NAS and git annex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Systemd unit
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Using Git-annex as a web browsing assistant
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Using git-annex on NTFS with WSL1
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Using git-worktree with annex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
ZSH completion
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
a gui for metadata operations
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
android sync with adb
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antipatterns
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
automatically adding metadata
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
automatically getting files on checkout
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
centralised repository: starting from nothing
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
centralized git repository tutorial
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
cloning a repository privately
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
deleting unwanted files
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
disabling a special remote
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
downloading podcasts
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
dropboxannex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
dumb metadata extraction from xbmc
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
emacs integration
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enable tor on nixos
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
file manager integration
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finding duplicate files
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finding which file matches a key
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
flickrannex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
fully encrypted git repositories with gcrypt
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
get git-annex-shell into PATH
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
git-annex extensions for ranger, the file manager
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
git-annex on NFS
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
hashdeep integration
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
hiding missing files
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
imapannex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
install on Android in Termux
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
local caching of annexed files
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
mc menu integration
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megaannex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
metadata driven views
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
migrating data to a new backend
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
multiple remotes accessing the same data store
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offline archive drives
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owncloudannex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
peer to peer network with tor
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playlist fetch
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
powerful file matching
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
public Amazon S3 remote
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
publishing your files to the public
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
recover data from lost+found
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
recovering from a corrupt git repository
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
remote webapp setup
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
semi-synchronized remotes
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
setup a public repository on a web site
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
skydriveannex
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
Splitting a git-annex repository
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
storing data in git-lfs
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
transmission integration
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
unlocked files
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untrusted repositories
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
using Amazon Glacier
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using Amazon S3
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using Backblaze B2
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using Google Cloud Storage
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using Google Drive
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using Hubic
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using box.com as a special remote
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using git-annex from your program
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
using gitolite with git-annex
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using nested git repositories
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using signed git commits
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
using the web as a special remote
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
visualizing repositories with gource
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
what to do when a repository is corrupted
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
what to do when you lose a repository
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023
yet another simple disk usage like utility
Posted Thu Jan 26 19:33:52 2023