Command-line tool

git-annex

brew/git-annex

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Manage files with git without checking in file contents

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install git-annex

macOS

brew install git-annex

Linux

brew install git-annex

Initialize a repo with Git annex

git annex init

Add a file

git annex add path/to/file_or_directory

Show the current status of a file or directory

git annex status path/to/file_or_directory

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