[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="http://joey.kitenet.net/"
 nickname="joey"
 subject="comment 5"
 date="2012-01-03T19:31:45Z"
 content="""
Yes; git-annex uses the git-annex branch independently of the branch you have checked out. You may find [[internals]] interesting reading, but the short answer is it will work.
"""]]