git-annex-assist(1)         General Commands Manual        git-annex-assist(1)

NAME
       git-annex-assist - add files and sync changes with remotes

SYNOPSIS
       git annex assist [remote ...]

DESCRIPTION
       This command assists you in checking files into the repository and
       syncing with remotes. It's the simplest possible way to use git-annex
       at the command line, since only this one command needs to be run on a
       regular basis.

       This command first adds any new files to the repository, and commits
       those as well as any modified files. Then it does the equivilant of
       running [[git-annex-pull](1) followed by git-annex-push(1).

       This command operates on all files in the whole working tree, even when
       ran in a subdirectory. To limit it to operating on files in a
       subdirectory, use the --content-of option.

       To block some files from being added to the repository, use .gitignore
       files.

       By default, all files that are added are added to the annex, the same
       as when you run git annex add. If you configure annex.largefiles, files
       that it does not match will instead be added with git add.

OPTIONS
       --message=msg -m msg

              Use this option to specify a commit message.

              If multiple -m options are given, their values are concatenated
              as separate paragraphs.

       --content-of=path -C path
              Only add, pull, and push files in the given path.

              This option can be repeated multiple times with different paths.

       Also all options supported by git-annex-pull(1) and
              git-annex-push(1) can be used.

       Also the git-annex-common-options(1) can be used.

SEE ALSO
       git-annex(1)

       git-annex-add(1)

       git-annex-pull(1)

       git-annex-push(1)

       git-annex-sync(1)

       git-annex-assistant(1)

AUTHOR
       Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

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