Git-annex and Git-annex Assistant are two useful tools for managing files with git. Actually, they work like a replacement for DropBox or Ubuntu One. Some suggested [[Aerofs]], but I prefer open source and non-proprietary technology.
git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due to limitations in memory, time, or disk space. It also is a method to "use" multiple storage locations without having to keep all these locations as perfect duplicates of each other. Instead each is a git 'remote' and you can pull or push to them as needed.
See https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ for more on the assistant.
== Instance ==
Instead of using the Ubuntu packaged version of git-annex, I chose instead to [http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/linux/current/ download] the most recent version and run that. I started the program using the command for the web-assistant <code>~/bin/git-annex.linux/git-annex-webapp</code>
== More Info ==
* http://owncloud.org/ is the only open source option that I see promoted anywhere
* https://docs.google.com/document/d/14h1N5XLWsahFWxehRIw7y32GJLOD5KGpdvwQHjr5UxQ/edit# A document listing alternatives that would make for a nice semantic database
* http://lifehacker.com/5818908/dropbox-vs-the-alternatives-which-online-syncing-service-is-right-for-you doesn't mention Git-annex
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