From 0129dbad772f9d6800d8476dd34c25a7378f21a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:20:22 +0200 Subject: add note that this is not what's wanted if two trees with files visible is the desired use case --- doc/special_remotes/directory.mdwn | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/special_remotes') diff --git a/doc/special_remotes/directory.mdwn b/doc/special_remotes/directory.mdwn index d23c1ae26..4f9263dc0 100644 --- a/doc/special_remotes/directory.mdwn +++ b/doc/special_remotes/directory.mdwn @@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ you want to use it to sneakernet files between systems (possibly with [[encrypted|encryption]] contents). Just set up both systems to use the drive's mountpoint as a directory remote. +If you just want two copies of your repository with the files "visible" +in the tree in both, the directory special remote is not what you want. +Instead, you should use a regular `git clone` of your git-annex repository. + ## configuration These parameters can be passed to `git annex initremote` to configure the -- cgit v1.2.3