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 git-annex can transfer data to or from any of a repository's git remotes.
 Depending on where the remote is, the data transfer is done using rsync
-(over ssh, with automatic resume), or plain cp (with copy-on-write
-optimisations on supported filesystems). Some [[special_remotes]]
-are also supported that are not traditional git remotes.
+(over ssh or locally), or plain cp (with copy-on-write
+optimisations on supported filesystems), or using curl (for repositories
+on the web). Some [[special_remotes]] are also supported that are not
+traditional git remotes.
+
+If a data transfer is interrupted, git-annex retains the partial transfer
+to allow it to be automatically resumed later.
 
 It's equally easy to transfer a single file to or from a repository,
 or to launch a retrievel of a massive pile of files from whatever