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author | https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkfHTPsiAcHEEN7Xl7WxiZmYq-vX7azxFY <Vincent@web> | 2012-12-17 14:53:37 +0000 |
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committer | admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2012-12-17 14:53:37 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/forum/New_user_misunderstandings.mdwn b/doc/forum/New_user_misunderstandings.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d1b1df180 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/New_user_misunderstandings.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +New user? Can't figure out the basics? Add it here - what you wanted, what you tried. + +#### I wanted to keep track of some files I had all organized in a directory outside of my ~/annex: + + $ cd ~/annex + $ git annex add /path/to/some/photos + fatal: '/path/to/some/photos' is outside repository + + But git-annex doesn't work that way. I had to do this instead + + $ rsync -a /path/to/some/photos + $ git annex add photos + (Recording state in git...) + $ git annex status + ... lots of helpful info... + +#### I just have the OS/X app, can I do commandline stuff? + +yes + + $ /Applications/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-annex add photos/ + (Recording state in git...) + +but perhaps there is a better way. |