fromkey: Add stdin mode.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
index 254e0883b..3af9bbb8c 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ subdirectories).
 
         	git annex examinekey --format='.git/annex/objects/${hashdirmixed}${key}/${key}'
 
-* `fromkey key file`
+* `fromkey [key file]`
 
   This plumbing-level command can be used to manually set up a file
   in the git repository to link to a specified key.
@@ -960,6 +960,10 @@ subdirectories).
   Normally, the annex needs to already contain the content object for the
   key. To override this, use --force.
 
+  If the key and file are not specified on the command line, they are
+  instead read from stdin. Any number of lines can be provided in this
+  mode, each containing a key and filename, sepearated by whitespace.
+
 * `dropkey [key ...]`
 
   This plumbing-level command drops the annexed data for the specified