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author | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2010-10-21 17:59:32 -0400 |
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committer | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2010-10-21 17:59:32 -0400 |
commit | 514b98ff5574fe09ec365d5881684c16f752df6c (patch) | |
tree | fbd020d17f657e4acaf79a2877d278bbaeea8466 /doc/git-annex.mdwn | |
parent | e8e397036f8f04c4ef088d5a4a1b12b37b3a6118 (diff) |
document move subcommand
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diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index 81c229c51..86ac9c635 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ content from the key-value store. add iso/Debian_5.0.iso ok # git commit -a -m "saving Debian CD for later" - # git annex push usbdrive iso - error: push not yet implemented! # git annex drop iso drop iso/Debian_5.0.iso ok # git commit -a -m "freed up space" + + # git annex move video --to=usbdrive + move iso/Debian_5.0.iso (to usbdrive...) ok # SUBCOMMANDS @@ -77,21 +78,30 @@ Many git-annex subcommands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. Drops the content of annexed files from this repository. - git-annex may refuse to drop a content if the backend does not think - it is safe to do so. + git-annex may refuse to drop content if the backend does not think + it is safe to do so, typically because of the setting of annex.numcopies. -* unannex [path ...] +* move [path ...] - Use this to undo an accidental add command. This is not the command you - should use if you intentionally annexed a file and don't want its contents - any more. In that case you should use `git annex drop` instead, and you - can also `git rm` the file. + Moves the content of annexed files from the current repository to + another one. Use with the --to option. + + Note that unlike drop, this does not honor annex.numcopies. + A file's content can be moved even if there are insufficient + copies to allow it to be dropped. * init description Initializes git-annex with a descripotion of the git repository. This is an optional, but recommended step. +* unannex [path ...] + + Use this to undo an accidental add command. This is not the command you + should use if you intentionally annexed a file and don't want its contents + any more. In that case you should use `git annex drop` instead, and you + can also `git rm` the file. + * fix [path ...] Fixes up symlinks that have become broken to again point to annexed content. @@ -123,6 +133,11 @@ Many git-annex subcommands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. Specifies a key to operate on, for use with the addkey subcommand. +* --to=repository + + Specifies a git repository that content will be sent to. + It can be specified by a path, url, or remote name. + ## CONFIGURATION Like other git commands, git-annex is configured via `.git/config`. |