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-git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file contents
-into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when dealing with
-files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due to limitations
-in memory, time, or disk space. Even without file content tracking, being
-able to manage files with git, move files around and delete files with
-versioned directory trees, and use branches and distributed clones, are
-all very handy reasons to use git. And annexed files can co-exist in the
-same git repository with regularly versioned files, which is convenient
-for maintaining documents, Makefiles, etc that are associated with annexed
-files but that benefit from full revision control.
+git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file
+contents into git.  While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when
+dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether
+due to limitations in memory, time, or disk space.
+
+It can store large files in many places, from local hard drives, to a
+large number of cloud storage services, including S3, WebDAV, and rsync,
+with a dozen cloud storage providers usable via plugins.  Files can be
+stored encrypted with gpg, so that the cloud storage provider cannot see
+your data.  git-annex keeps track of where each file is stored, so it
+knows how many copies are available, and has many facilities to ensure
+your data is preserved.
+
+git-annex can also be used to keep a folder in sync between computers,
+noticing when files are changed, and automatically committing them to
+git and transferring them to other computers.  The git-annex webapp
+makes it easy to set up and use git-annex this way.
 
 WWW: http://git-annex.branchable.com/