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| author |  Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2011-03-27 18:34:30 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2011-03-27 18:34:30 -0400 |
| commit | 4868b64868747455a9c5d512650f9e7074e6009e (patch) | |
| tree | 3b4cf46d14b1c04a34a106ca55cca7b0cc00bd87 /doc/git-annex.mdwn | |
| parent | 9a4127f0fed9fa9cd684fff78b3a2af9da3c62ad (diff) | |
Provide a less expensive version of `git annex copy --to`, enabled via --fast. This assumes that location tracking information is correct, rather than contacting the remote for every file.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/git-annex.mdwn')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/git-annex.mdwn | 19 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index 32f190e75..8afe93c10 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -84,20 +84,22 @@ Many git-annex commands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. it is safe to do so, typically because of the setting of annex.numcopies. * move [path ...] + + When used with the --from option, moves the content of annexed files + from the specified repository to the current one. When used with the --to option, moves the content of annexed files from the current repository to the specified one. - When used with the --from option, moves the content of annexed files - from the specified repository to the current one. - * copy [path ...] + When used with the --from option, copies the content of annexed files + from the specified repository to the current one. + When used with the --to option, copies the content of annexed files from the current repository to the specified one. - When used with the --from option, copies the content of annexed files - from the specified repository to the current one. + To avoid contacting the remote to check if it has every file, specify --fast * unlock [path ...] @@ -137,11 +139,15 @@ Many git-annex commands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. With parameters, only the specified files are checked. + To avoid expensive checksum calculations, specify --fast + * unused Checks the annex for data that is not used by any files currently in the annex, and prints a numbered list of the data. + To only show unused temp files, specify --fast + * dropunused [number ...] Drops the data corresponding to the numbers, as listed by the last @@ -286,8 +292,7 @@ Many git-annex commands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. * --fast Enables less expensive, but also less thorough versions of some commands. - What is avoided depends on the command. A fast fsck avoids calculating - checksums; a fast unused only shows temp files and not other unused files. + What is avoided depends on the command. * --quiet |