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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#initialize submodules, set-up .git/config and .gitattributes, and pre-push hook
+git submodule init && git submodule update --merge
+#filter for git-fat
+echo -e '*.pdf filter=fat\n*.tar.xz filter=fat' > .gitattributes
+#pre-push hook: git fat push, submodules update
+echo -e '#!/bin/sh\ngit fat push\ngit submodule update --merge' > .git/hooks/pre-push
+#.gitfat file with remote on gitfat@auder.net
+echo -e '[rsync]\nremote = gitfat@auder.net:~/files' > .gitfat
+#manual git-fat init: with relative path to binary
+#1] remove filter if exists http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12179437/replace-3-lines-with-another-line-sed-syntax
+sed -i '1N;$!N;s/\[filter "fat"\]\n.*\n.*//;P;D' .git/config
+#2] place new filter
+echo -e '[filter "fat"]\n\tclean = ./git-fat/git-fat filter-clean\n\tsmudge = ./git-fat/git-fat filter-smudge' >> .git/config