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git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file
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contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when
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dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether
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due to limitations in memory, checksumming time, or disk space.
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Even without file content tracking, being able to manage files with git,
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move files around and delete files with versioned directory trees, and use
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branches and distributed clones, are all very handy reasons to use git.
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And annexed files can co-exist in the same git repository with regularly
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versioned files, which is convenient for maintaining documents, Makefiles,
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etc that are associated with annexed files but that benefit from full
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revision control.
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WWW: http://git-annex.branchable.com/
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