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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2011-08-29 12:08:54 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2011-08-29 12:11:05 -0400
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update to not overstate the danger or WORM
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@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Multiple pluggable key-value backends are supported, and a single repository
can use different ones for different files.
* `WORM` ("Write Once, Read Many") This assumes that any file with
- the same basename, size, and modification time has the same content. So
- files can be moved around, but should never be added to
- or changed. This is the default, and the least expensive backend.
+ the same basename, size, and modification time has the same content.
+ This is the default, and the least expensive backend.
* `SHA1` -- This uses a key based on a sha1 checksum. This allows
- modifications of files to be tracked. Its need to generate checksums
+ verifying that the file content is right, and can avoid duplicates of
+ files with the same content. Its need to generate checksums
can make it slower for large files.
* `SHA512`, `SHA384`, `SHA256`, `SHA224` -- Like SHA1, but larger
checksums. Mostly useful for the very paranoid, or anyone who is
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ files, the `.gitattributes` file can be used. The `annex.backend`
attribute can be set to the name of the backend to use for matching files.
For example, to use the SHA1 backend for sound files, which tend to be
-smallish and might be modified over time, you could set in
+smallish and might be modified or copied over time, you could set in
`.gitattributes`:
*.mp3 annex.backend=SHA1