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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2013-12-26 18:20:32 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2013-12-26 18:20:32 -0400
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@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ There are three ways to implement a new special remote:
3. Writing a program in any language you like that speaks the
[[external_special_remote_protocol]].
-This page is all about writing new external special remotes. It's not hard!
+The rest of this page concentrates on writing new external special remotes.
+It's not hard!
* All you need is to make a program with a name like `git-annex-remote-$bar`.
* Install it in PATH.
* When the user runs `git annex initremote foo type=external externaltype=$bar`,
it will use your program.
+* If you build a new special remote, please add it to the list
+ of [[special_remotes]].
Here's a simple shell script example, which can easily be adapted
to run whatever commands you need. ([[download|example.sh]])