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| author |  Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2011-03-27 17:30:44 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2011-03-27 17:30:44 -0400 |
| commit | f8693facabdaa81cbebab7141151d306615fd6a5 (patch) | |
| tree | fafc87f081623ac57d2619efd409a150d73a2438 /doc/backends.mdwn | |
| parent | 45dbfbd02f20c211f70061a93d382ee333ef27ad (diff) | |
doc update
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diff --git a/doc/backends.mdwn b/doc/backends.mdwn index 5d02ad3a1..22164850a 100644 --- a/doc/backends.mdwn +++ b/doc/backends.mdwn @@ -9,16 +9,13 @@ to retrieve the file's content (its value). 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/objects/`, and assumes that any file with the same - basename, size, and modification time has the same content. So with +* `WORM` ("Write Once, Read Many") This backend 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/objects/`, with a name based on its sha1 checksum. This backend +* `SHA1` -- This backend uses a key based on a 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. * `SHA512`, `SHA384`, `SHA256`, `SHA224` -- Like SHA1, but larger checksums. Mostly useful for the very paranoid, or anyone who is researching checksum collisions and wants to annex their colliding data. ;) |