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git-annex 5.20141125%2Bdeb8u1
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	# cd ~/annex
	# cp /tmp/big_file .
	# cp /tmp/debian.iso .
	# git annex add .
	add big_file (checksum...) ok
	add debian.iso (checksum...) ok
	# git commit -a -m added

When you add a file to the annex and commit it, only a symlink to
the content is committed to git. The content itself is stored in
git-annex's backend, `.git/annex/` (or in [[direct_mode]] the file
is left as-is).