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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2017-05-09 15:04:07 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2017-05-09 15:04:07 -0400
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annex.backend is the new name for what was annex.backends
It takes a single key-value backend, rather than the unncessary and confusing list. The old option still works if set. Simplified some old old code too. This commit was sponsored by Thomas Hochstein on Patreon.
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@@ -827,13 +827,16 @@ Here are all the supported configuration settings.
A unique UUID for this repository (automatically set).
-* `annex.backends`
+* `annex.backend`
- Space-separated list of names of the key-value backends to use
- when adding new files to the repository.
+ Name of the default key-value backend to use when adding new files
+ to the repository.
This is overridden by annex annex.backend configuration in the
- .gitattributes files.
+ .gitattributes files, and by the --backend option.
+
+ (This used to be named `annex.backends`, and that will still be used
+ if set.)
* `annex.securehashesonly`