git-annex/ walkthrough/ transferring files: When things go wrong

After a while, you'll have several annexes, with different file contents. You don't have to try to keep all that straight; git-annex does location tracking for you. If you ask it to get a file and the drive or file server is not accessible, it will let you know what it needs to get it:

    $ git annex get video/hackity_hack_and_kaxxt.mov
    get video/hackity_hack_and_kaxxt.mov (not available)
      Unable to access these remotes: usbdrive, server
      Try making some of these repositories available:
        5863d8c0-d9a9-11df-adb2-af51e6559a49  -- my home file server
        58d84e8a-d9ae-11df-a1aa-ab9aa8c00826  -- portable USB drive
        ca20064c-dbb5-11df-b2fe-002170d25c55  -- backup SATA drive
    failed
    $ sudo mount /media/usb
    $ git annex get video/hackity_hack_and_kaxxt.mov
    get video/hackity_hack_and_kaxxt.mov (from usbdrive...) ok

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