title: Remove git-annex repository from file tree
body: <p>I tried installing git-annex yesterday to backup my files.  I ran <code>git annex add .</code> in the root of my repository tree and then a <code>git commit</code>.  So far everything is fine.</p>
  
  <p>What I didn't know git-annex was doing was turning my entire file tree into a whole bunch of symlinks.  Every single file in my whole tree is now symlinked into <code>.git/annex/objects</code>!  This is messing up my application which depends on files not being symlinks.</p>
  
  <p>My question is, how do I get rid of git-annex and restore my file system to its original state?  For a normal git repo I could do <code>rm -r .git</code>, but I'm afraid that won't do the job in git-annex.  Thanks in advance.</p>