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git-annex:tldr:7cd0b
git-annex: Get a file or directory.
$ git annex get ${filename_or_directory}
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This command is used in git annex to retrieve a specific file or directory from a remote annex repository and add it to the local repository.
Here's how it works:
git annex get
is the command itself.${filename_or_directory}
represents the name of the file or directory that you want to retrieve. You need to replace${filename_or_directory}
with the actual name (or relative path) of the file or directory you want to get. For example, if you want to retrieve a file namedexample.txt
, you would usegit annex get example.txt
. If you want to retrieve a directory nameddata
, you would usegit annex get data
to retrieve the entire directory.
When you run this command, git annex will check the remote annex repository for the specified file or directory. If it exists, it will download the content and store it locally in the annex area of the local repository. If the file or directory is already present in the local repository, it will be skipped, unless you use additional options to force the retrieval.
By using this command, you can download specific files or directories from remote annex repositories and bring them into your local git annex repository, making them available for use or modification.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.