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diff --git a/doc/special_remotes/directory.mdwn b/doc/special_remotes/directory.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..42dbc5749 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/special_remotes/directory.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +This special remote type stores file contents in directory on the system. + +One use case for this would be if you have a removable drive, that you +cannot put a git repository on for some reason, and you want to use it +to sneakernet files between systems. Just set up both systems to use +the drive's mountpoint as a directory remote. + +Setup example: + + # git annex initremote usbdrive directory=/media/usbdrive/ |