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diff --git a/doc/tips/Crude_Windows_Sync.mdwn b/doc/tips/Crude_Windows_Sync.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f481ef289 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tips/Crude_Windows_Sync.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +Here's a workaround to start syncing folders on Windows right now. It's a bit command line heavy, so you might need to set this up for your users. But I would much rather do this than use some other syncing solution and then have to migrate. + +(1) Create a remote server git annex repository with the assistant on Linux or Mac. + +(2) [Install git](http://git-scm.com/) on the Windows machine. + +(3) [Install git-annex for Windows](http://git-annex.branchable.com/install/Windows/) on the Windows machine. Don't forget to run the installer as administrator. + +(4) Run _Git Bash_ from the system menu, and run these commands clone your repository. + + ssh-keygen + cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | "ssh username@my-server.com cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys" + git clone username@my-server.com:/path/to/annex + cd annex + git annex init + +(5) Create a script that will trigger a full sync + + echo ' + #!/bin/bash + git annex sync + git annex get * + git annex add . + git annex sync + git annex copy * --to origin + ' > sync.sh + chmod +x sync.sh + ./sync.sh + +(6) Copy the "Git Bash" shortcut from your windows menu to your desktop, and change the link target to: + + "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i "annex/sync.sh" + +Now ask your users to run this shortcut before and after they change files. You can also put it into the "autostart" folder to sync at boot. + |