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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