Create a repository on GitLab

1. Clone repo

   git clone git@gitlab.com:group/repo.git

   git clonne https://gitlab.com/acbg/repo.git

   git clone ~/repo.git

2. Init annex

   cd repo; git annex init 'description of the annex'

3. Copy, remove, modify files

4. Add files…

   git annex add .

5. …and commit

   git commit -m 'Initial commit'

6. Change filenames or modify archives

   git mv ab.jpg a.jpg

7. Commit again

   git commit -m 'Changed file name'

8. Sync master and git-annex branches, not files content

   git push origin master git-annex

9. Sync file contents

   git annex sync --content

Another checkout, other location

1. Clone the repo

   git clone git@gitlab.com:group(or login)/repo.git

2. Enter the repo

   cd repo

3. Init a new annex

   git annex init 'location'

4. Get files

5. Get one file

   git annex get debian.iso

6. Get all the content

   git annex sync --content