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diff --git a/doc/assistant/pairing_walkthrough.mdwn b/doc/assistant/pairing_walkthrough.mdwn index 4c0b7f2df..07b639910 100644 --- a/doc/assistant/pairing_walkthrough.mdwn +++ b/doc/assistant/pairing_walkthrough.mdwn @@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ We'll start on your computer, where you open up your git annex dashboard. `*click*` -[[!img pairing.png alt="Pair with local computer"]] +[[!img pairing.png alt="Pair with another computer"]] + +`*click*` Now the hard bit. You have to think up a secret phrase, and type it in, (and perhaps get the spelling correct). @@ -41,10 +43,11 @@ plugged into the same router. Also, the file sharing set up by this pairing only works when both computers are on the same network. If you go on a trip, any files you -edit will not be visible to your friend until you get back. **But**, -you can get around this by hooking both computers up to a server on the -internet, which they can use to exchange files while disconnected. The -git annex assistant makes that easy too. +edit will not be visible to your friend until you get back. + +To get around this, you'll often also want to set up +[[jabber_pairing|share_with_a_friend_walkthrough]], and a server +in the cloud, which they can use to exchange files while away. And also, you can pair with as many other computers as you like, not just one! |