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diff --git a/doc/index.mdwn b/doc/index.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8d2cb1ef5 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/index.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +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. + +* [[man page|git-annex]] +* **[[download]]** +* [[news]] +* [[bugs]] +* [[contact]] + +---- + +git-annex's wiki is powered by [Ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info/) and +hosted by [Branchable](http://branchable.com/). |