Not sure you'd call this a docs bug; more like 90% my fault.
Just posting in case it might help someone avoid the same mistake.
I used git annex on an external usb disk of mine. When I read the
docs, I took the following:
When you add a file to the annex and commit it, only a symlink to the
Matthew Hannigan wrote:
Anyway, time passes, and I decide to move all this content over to a
different disk.
I just used drag and drop from a gui (not sure whether windows or
linux) and of course the select doesn't pick up the .git directory.
Next I reformated the disk, and get a funny
(here it is again -- to the list!)
Thanks Joey.
I still think it should be mentioned up front that the the 'add'
actually moves the file. It's a clear difference to how git works.
Interesting about direct mode; I hadn't heard of it and was about to
request such a feature!
Thanks Sean and Klaus