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diff --git a/doc/internals.mdwn b/doc/internals.mdwn index aaa125599..27b5bb1f2 100644 --- a/doc/internals.mdwn +++ b/doc/internals.mdwn @@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ deleting or changing the file contents. This branch is managed by git-annex, with the contents listed below. -Note that git-annex assumes only it will modify this branch. If you go in -and make changes directly, it will probably revert your changes in its next -commit to the branch. +The file `.git/index.git-annex` is a separate git index file it uses +to accumlate changes for the branch. Also, `.git/annex/journal/` is used +to record changes before they are added to git. + +Note that for speed reasons, git-annex assumes only it will modify this +branch. If you go in and make changes directly, it will probably revert +your changes in its next commit to the branch. The best way to make changes to the git-annex branch is instead to create a branch of it, with a name like "my/git-annex", and then |