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diff --git a/doc/workflow/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md b/doc/workflow/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md index 1aeab5980a3..71c73e3dffe 100644 --- a/doc/workflow/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md +++ b/doc/workflow/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Annex to Git LFS. ### TL; DR If you know what you are doing and want to skip the reading, this is what you -need to do (we assume you have [git-annex enabled][annex-gitlab-use] in your +need to do (we assume you have [git-annex enabled](../git_annex.md#using-gitlab-git-annex) in your repository and that you have made backups in case something goes wrong). Fire up a terminal, navigate to your Git repository and: @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Make sure the you read about the [`direct` mode][annex-direct] as it contains useful information that may fit in your use case. Note that `annex direct` is deprecated in Git Annex version 6, so you may need to upgrade your repository if the server also has Git Annex 6 installed. Read more in the -[Git Annex troubleshooting tips][annex-tips] section. +[Git Annex troubleshooting tips](../git_annex.md#troubleshooting-tips) section. 1. Backup your repository @@ -166,44 +166,45 @@ GitLab.com), therefore, you don't need to do anything server-side. 1. First, make sure you have `git-lfs` installed locally: - ```bash - git lfs help - ``` + ```bash + git lfs help + ``` - If the terminal doesn't prompt you with a full response on `git-lfs` commands, - [install the Git LFS client][install-lfs] first. + If the terminal doesn't prompt you with a full response on `git-lfs` commands, + [install the Git LFS client][install-lfs] first. 1. Inside the repo, run the following command to initiate LFS: - ```bash - git lfs install - ``` + ```bash + git lfs install + ``` 1. Enable `git-lfs` for the group of files you want to track. You can track specific files, all files containing the same extension, or an entire directory: - ```bash - git lfs track images/01.png # per file - git lfs track **/*.png # per extension - git lfs track images/ # per directory - ``` + ```bash + git lfs track images/01.png # per file + git lfs track **/*.png # per extension + git lfs track images/ # per directory + ``` - Once you do that, run `git status` and you'll see `.gitattributes` added - to your repo. It collects all file patterns that you chose to track via - `git-lfs`. + Once you do that, run `git status` and you'll see `.gitattributes` added + to your repo. It collects all file patterns that you chose to track via + `git-lfs`. 1. Add the files, commit and push them to GitLab: - ```bash - git add . - git commit -m "commit message" - git push - ``` + ```bash + git add . + git commit -m "commit message" + git push + ``` - If your remote is set up with HTTP, you will be asked to enter your login - credentials. If you have [2FA enabled][2fa], make sure to use a - [personal access token][token] instead of your password. + If your remote is set up with HTTP, you will be asked to enter your login + credentials. If you have [2FA enabled](../../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.md), make sure to use a + [personal access token](../../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.md#personal-access-tokens) + instead of your password. ## Removing the Git Annex branches @@ -238,18 +239,11 @@ git annex uninit - (Blog Post) [Getting Started with Git FLS][post-1] - (Blog Post) [Announcing LFS Support in GitLab][post-2] - (Blog Post) [GitLab Annex Solves the Problem of Versioning Large Binaries with Git][post-3] -- (GitLab Docs) [Git Annex][doc-1] -- (GitLab Docs) [Git LFS][doc-2] +- (GitLab Docs) [Git Annex](../git_annex.md) +- (GitLab Docs) [Git LFS](manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md) -[2fa]: ../../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.md -[token]: ../../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.html#personal-access-tokens -[annex-tips]: ../git_annex.html#troubleshooting-tips [annex-direct]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/direct_mode/ -[annex-gitlab-use]: ../git_annex.md#using-gitlab-git-annex -[annex-ee]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/git_annex.html [bkp-ext-drive]: https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Git-annex_Repository_on_an_External_Hard_Drive -[doc-1]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/git_annex.html -[doc-2]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.html [Git Annex]: http://git-annex.branchable.com/ [Git LFS]: https://git-lfs.github.com/ [install-lfs]: https://git-lfs.github.com/ |