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diff --git a/doc/walkthrough/removing_files.mdwn b/doc/walkthrough/removing_files.mdwn index 0df6e82a1..9b85d9c3b 100644 --- a/doc/walkthrough/removing_files.mdwn +++ b/doc/walkthrough/removing_files.mdwn @@ -1,5 +1,17 @@ -You can always drop files safely. Git-annex checks that some other annex -has the file before removing it. +When you're using git-annex you can `git rm` a file just like you usually +would with git. Just like with git, this removes the file from your work +tree, but it does not remove the file's content from the git repository. +If you check the file back out, or revert the removal, you can get it back. + +Git-annex adds the ability to remove the content of a file from your local +repository to save space. This is called "dropping" the file. + +You can always drop files safely. Git-annex checks that some other +repository still has the file before removing it. # git annex drop iso/debian.iso drop iso/Debian_5.0.iso ok + +Once dropped, the file will still appear in your work tree as a broken symlink. +You can use `git annex get` to as usual to get this file back to your local +repository. |