Commit 746f92e5 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Mention interface difference between Annex and LFS

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## Differences between Git Annex and Git LFS ## Differences between Git Annex and Git LFS
Some items below are general differences between the two protocols and some are
ones that GitLab developed.
- Git Annex works only through SSH, whereas Git LFS works both with SSH and HTTPS - Git Annex works only through SSH, whereas Git LFS works both with SSH and HTTPS
(SSH support was added in GitLab 8.12). (SSH support was added in GitLab 8.12).
- Annex files are stored in a sub-directory of the normal repositories, whereas - Annex files are stored in a sub-directory of the normal repositories, whereas
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- Git Annex requires a more complex setup, but has much more options than Git - Git Annex requires a more complex setup, but has much more options than Git
LFS. You can compare the commands each one offers by running `man git-annex` LFS. You can compare the commands each one offers by running `man git-annex`
and `man git-lfs`. and `man git-lfs`.
- Annex files cannot be browsed directly in GitLab's interface, whereas LFS
files can.
## Migration steps ## Migration steps
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