forum/Is there a "git annex cat-file" type command?git-annexhttp://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Is_there_a___34__git_annex_cat-file__34___type_command__63__/git-annexikiwiki2017-09-30T00:56:57Zcomment 1http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Is_there_a___34__git_annex_cat-file__34___type_command__63__/comment_1_fe3dc778b35119d3ede2d341cac7a15b/joey2017-09-30T00:56:57Z2017-09-29T19:49:29Z
<p>Think of <code>git annex get</code> as more like <code>git pull</code> than <code>git cat-file</code>.
It necessarily needs to modify the repository to get the contents of files.</p>
<p>What about making a temporary clone of the git repository that's
writable in the sandbox?</p>