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diff --git a/doc/assistant/share_with_a_friend_walkthrough.mdwn b/doc/assistant/share_with_a_friend_walkthrough.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 38544d111..000000000 --- a/doc/assistant/share_with_a_friend_walkthrough.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Want to share all the files in your repository with a friend? - -Let's suppose you use Google Mail, and so does your friend, and you -sometimes also chat in Google Talk. The git-annex assistant will -use your Google account to share with your friend. (This actually -works with any Jabber account you use, not just Google Talk.) - -Start by opening up your git annex dashboard. - -[[!img local_pairing_walkthrough/addrepository.png alt="Add another repository button"]] - -`*click*` - -[[!img pairing.png alt="Share with a friend"]] - -`*click*` - -[[!img xmpp.png alt="Configuring Jabber account"]] - -Fill that out, and git-annex will be able to show you a list of your -friends. - -[[!img buddylist.png alt="Buddy list"]] - -This list will refresh as friends log on and off, so you can -leave it open in a tab until a friend is available to start pairing. - -(If your friend is not using git-annex yet, now's a great time to spread -the word!) - -Once you click on "Start Pairing", your friend will see this pop up -on their git annex dashboard. - -[[!img xmppalert.png alt="Pair request"]] - -Once your friend clicks on that, your repositories will be paired. - -### But, wait, there's one more step... - -Despite the repositories being paired now, you and your friend can't yet -quite share files. You'll start to see your friend's files show up in your -git-annex folder, but you won't be able to open them yet. - -What you need to do now is set up a repository out there in the cloud, -that both you and your friend can access. This will be used to transfer -files between the two of you. - -At the end of the pairing process, a number of cloud providers are -suggested, and the git-annex assistant makes it easy to configure one of -them. Once you or your friend sets it up, it'll show up in the other -one's list of repositories: - -[[!img repolist.png alt="Repository list"]] - -The final step is to share the login information for the cloud repository -with your friend, so they can enable it too. - -With that complete, you'll be able to open your friend's files! |