git-annex-assistant(1)

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💖 git-annex-assistant(1) — the daemon that adds files and auto-syncs ur changes 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the General Commands Manual entry for git-annex-assistant 🎀 this is the one that just... watches ur stuff and syncs it for u while u live ur life. main character daemon energy fr.

✨ NAME ✨

git-annex-assistant — a daemon that adds files and automatically syncs changes 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

git annex assistant

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So basically: it watches for changes to files in the current directory and all its subdirectories, and automatically syncs them to other remotes. New files? Added. Automatically. No cap. 🔥

And it's not just one-way — new files that other people publish to remotes also get automatically downloaded to u. It's giving mutual effort. We love a healthy relationship. 🫶

By default, all new files in the directory will be added to the repository. And yes, that includes dotfiles. 🙈 Every single one.

Wanna block some files from being added? Use .gitignore files. That's the whole move. 💅

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

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • --autostart — Automatically starts the assistant running in each repository listed in the file ~/.config/git-annex/autostart

This is typically started at boot, or when you log in. set it and forget it, periodt. 💜

  • --startdelay=N — Wait N seconds before running the startup scan. This process can be expensive and you may not want to run it immediately upon login. 😭

When --autostart is used, this defaults to --startdelay=5.

  • --foreground — Avoid forking to the background. keeps it right there with u, in ur face, iconic. 🎀
  • --stop — Stop a running daemon in the current repository. bye bestie 👋
  • --autostop — The complement to --autostart; stops all running daemons in the repositories listed in the autostart file. cleanup crew, slay. 🧹

Also the git-annex-common-options(1) can be used. those are always invited to the party. 🍓

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

For more details about the git-annex assistant, see https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ ⭐

💖 AUTHOR 💖

Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name> — the actual legend, no notes. 👑

okay that's the whole page bestie, go forth and let the assistant handle ur files while u handle being iconic 💅✨

this lil manual page is literally git-annex-assistant(1) and that's a wrap — mwah, bye, love u, fr fr 🎀💜🦋

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