The git-annex assistant creates a folder on each of your computers, removable drives, and cloud services, which it keeps synchronised, so its contents are the same everywhere. It's very easy to use, and has all the power of git and git-annex.

installation

The git-annex assistant comes as part of git-annex, starting with version 3.20120924. See install to get it installed.

Note that the git-annex assistant is still beta quality code. See the release notes for known infelicities and upgrade instructions.

intro screencast

A 8 minute screencast introducing the git-annex assistant.

documentation

• Basic usage
• Want to make two nearby computers share the same synchronised folder?
  Follow the local pairing walkthrough.
• Or perhaps you want to share files between computers in different locations, like home and work?
  Follow the remote sharing walkthrough.
• Want to share a synchronised folder with a friend?
  Follow the share with a friend walkthrough.
• Want to archive data to a drive or the cloud?
  Follow the archival walkthrough.

colophon

The git-annex assistant is being crowd funded on Kickstarter. Thanks to all my backers.

I blog about my work on the git-annex assistant on a daily basis in this blog. Follow along!

See also: The design pages.