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diff --git a/doc/index.mdwn b/doc/index.mdwn index 0838505e8..47682349f 100644 --- a/doc/index.mdwn +++ b/doc/index.mdwn @@ -1,15 +1,4 @@ -git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file -contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when -dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due -to limitations in memory, checksumming time, or disk space. - -Even without file content tracking, being able to manage files with git, -move files around and delete files with versioned directory trees, and use -branches and distributed clones, are all very handy reasons to use git. And -annexed files can co-exist in the same git repository with regularly -versioned files, which is convenient for maintaining documents, Makefiles, -etc that are associated with annexed files but that benefit from full -revision control. +[[!inline raw=yes pages="summary"]] To get a feel for it, see the [[walkthrough]]. diff --git a/doc/summary.mdwn b/doc/summary.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..458eaab56 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/summary.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file +contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when +dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due +to limitations in memory, checksumming time, or disk space. + +Even without file content tracking, being able to manage files with git, +move files around and delete files with versioned directory trees, and use +branches and distributed clones, are all very handy reasons to use git. And +annexed files can co-exist in the same git repository with regularly +versioned files, which is convenient for maintaining documents, Makefiles, +etc that are associated with annexed files but that benefit from full +revision control. |