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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="http://joey.kitenet.net/"
+ nickname="joey"
+ subject="comment 1"
+ date="2011-12-06T16:43:29Z"
+ content="""
+You're taking a very long and strange way to a place that you can reach as follows:
+
+<pre>
+git pull remote
+git annex get .
+</pre>
+
+Which is just as shown in [[walkthrough/getting_file_content]]. 
+
+In particular, \"git pull remote\" first fetches all branches from the remote, including the git-annex branch.
+When you say \"git pull remote master\", you're preventing it from fetching the git-annex branch. 
+If for some reason you want the slightly longer way around, it is:
+
+<pre>
+git pull remote master
+git fetch remote git-annex
+git annex get .
+</pre>
+
+Or, eqivilantly but with less network connections:
+
+<pre>
+git fetch remote
+git merge remote/master
+git annex get .
+</pre>
+
+BTW, notice that this is all bog-standard git branch pulling stuff, not specific to git-annex in the least.
+Consult your extensive and friendly git documentation for details. :)
+"""]]