On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Naupaka Zimmerman <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi Karin -
>
> I believe at one point there was a lot of talk about using git annex for
> this purpose:
> https://git-annex.branchable.com
>
> Haven't used it myself, but perhaps others have and can chime in.
>

I've used git-annex as well, though I didn't find it particularly useful in
a fully distributed environment where folks might not have access to
physical files (because of local IT security) for sharing.  But it is
useful for workflows and genomics projects.

Here is an interesting, recent blog post on the issues of large binary
files and git:

http://blogs.atlassian.com/2014/05/handle-big-repositories-git/

Sean




> On 18 Nov 2014, at 9:15, Karin Lagesen wrote:
>
>  Hi!
>>
>> I am working in a project where we have a lot of big files that we should
>> be keeping under version control - I am talking about GB sized files here.
>>
>> I suspect that there are people on this list that have been in a similar
>> situation, and I was wondering what solutions people have ended up with
>> using?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> Karin
>> --
>> Karin Lagesen, Ph.D.
>> Department of Medical Genetics
>> Oslo University Hospital
>> http://blog.karinlag.no
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