From 2e29b2b2cf8599012052808557c64dfdb6f8ba1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://launchpad.net/~barthelemy" Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 22:04:24 +0000 Subject: --- ..._34__directory__34___special_remote_on_fat.mdwn | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/sneakernet_with_a_with_a___34__directory__34___special_remote_on_fat.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/sneakernet_with_a_with_a___34__directory__34___special_remote_on_fat.mdwn b/doc/forum/sneakernet_with_a_with_a___34__directory__34___special_remote_on_fat.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ed0ffb5f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/sneakernet_with_a_with_a___34__directory__34___special_remote_on_fat.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Hello, + +I'm starting to use git annex as a replacement for unison to sync/backup my family pictures. +It looks very promising, thank you very much for all this work! + +My big plan (for now) is to use git annex + +* on my Linux home server +* on my mac OS laptop +* on a (big) USB drive, that I could plug either on the server (at home) or the laptop (during holidays) + +Since I want the USB drive to be usable from both Linux and mac OS, I picked FAT as a file system. + +I first tried to set up a bare repository on the USB drive, but did hit the [[bugs/VFAT_crazy_limit_on_max_filenames_in_directory]]. +So I used a "directory" special remote, and copied files from the server. It works fine. + +I then created the SSH remote on the laptop and synced some content. It works quite well too. + +I would now like to plug the USB drive on the laptop and tell it +"hey, this is the same remote as the one you've seen from the server, just mounted somewhere else" +(the path is `/Volumes/usbdrive/annex` on the laptop and `/media/usbdrive/annex` on the server). + +The [[special_remotes/directory]] doc suggests it is possible, but I don't know how. +Shall I copy the relevant bit from the server `.git/config`, keeping the UUID and tweaking the mount point? + +Thank you! -- cgit v1.2.3