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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2014-07-24 12:54:29 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2014-07-24 12:54:29 -0400
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parentf4d7ac09acb5ba22ae93ab05e3b9b520d4f9b634 (diff)
clarify field order reqirement
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@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ For example:
added to git-annex, expressed as seconds from the epoch.
This is currently only used by the WORM backend.
* Other fields could be added in the future, if needed.
-* Fields may appear, in any order (though always before the name field).
+
+git-annex always puts the fields in the order shown above when serializing
+a key. It can parse keys with the fields in other orders (although the name
+field must always come last).
The `git annex examinekey` command can be used to extract information from
a key.