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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2010-11-09 15:05:08 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2010-11-09 15:05:08 -0400
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@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ Multiple pluggable backends are supported, and a single repository
can use different backends for different files.
* `WORM` ("Write Once, Read Many") This backend stores the file's content
- only in `.git/annex/`, and assumes that any file with the same basename,
- size, and modification time has the same content. So with this backend,
- files can be moved around, but should never be added to or changed.
- This is the default, and the least expensive backend.
+ only in `.git/annex/objects/`, and assumes that any file with the same
+ basename, size, and modification time has the same content. So with
+ this backend, files can be moved around, but should never be added to
+ or changed. This is the default, and the least expensive backend.
* `SHA1` -- This backend stores the file's content in
- `.git/annex/`, with a name based on its sha1 checksum. This backend allows
- modifications of files to be tracked. Its need to generate checksums
+ `.git/annex/objects/`, with a name based on its sha1 checksum. This backend
+ allows modifications of files to be tracked. Its need to generate checksums
can make it slower for large files.
+ for use.
* `URL` -- This backend downloads the file's content from an external URL.
The `annex.backends` git-config setting can be used to list the backends