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| author |  Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2014-01-07 13:24:29 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2014-01-07 13:24:29 -0400 |
| commit | 57549b147b2e5f81e1ec085e17b44c57d174a1a8 (patch) | |
| tree | f51ac58730f7d3dd3f6f4806bed0e737d5262e4a | |
| parent | ec10906a7a219ce603f3a49e1c35250c17a77fc9 (diff) | |
| parent | de956a398806c7259c188ac455ba8ee190ac74cb (diff) | |
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git-annex.branchable.com
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diff --git a/doc/forum/Portable_version_of_git-annex_for_windows.mdwn b/doc/forum/Portable_version_of_git-annex_for_windows.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e4c0bb737 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Portable_version_of_git-annex_for_windows.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Problem: I don't have admin access on all the computers I want to plug my USB with git-annex on. +Solution: Make git & git-annex portable. + +The only catch is I'm not familiar enough with git to be able to actually tell if the more specialized git-annex working properly. The commands execute without crashing so I suspect it's fine but I was hoping someone else more competent could try this out and let me know if I it's working so I can add it to the tips section. Thanks in advance! + +Ingredients: + +* Portable version of msysgit: <http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list> + +* Windows git-annex installer: <http://git-annex.branchable.com/install/> + +* 7-zip (portable version optional): <http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable> + +Steps: + +1. Use 7-zip to extract the contents of the git-annex installer into their own folder. + +2. Extract the portable version of git and copy all files extracted from git-annex installer into the "cmd" folder. + +3. Run it! + +Edit: the markdown is eating my attempts to create a numbered list and making them a paragraph instead. Apologies! |