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diff --git a/doc/backends.mdwn b/doc/backends.mdwn index f2f1c5580..ebcdedc2a 100644 --- a/doc/backends.mdwn +++ b/doc/backends.mdwn @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Multiple pluggable key-value backends are supported, and a single repository can use different ones for different files. * `WORM` ("Write Once, Read Many") This assumes that any file with - the same basename, size, and modification time has the same content. So - files can be moved around, but should never be added to - or changed. This is the default, and the least expensive backend. + the same basename, size, and modification time has the same content. + This is the default, and the least expensive backend. * `SHA1` -- This uses a key based on a sha1 checksum. This allows - modifications of files to be tracked. Its need to generate checksums + verifying that the file content is right, and can avoid duplicates of + files with the same content. Its need to generate checksums can make it slower for large files. * `SHA512`, `SHA384`, `SHA256`, `SHA224` -- Like SHA1, but larger checksums. Mostly useful for the very paranoid, or anyone who is @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ files, the `.gitattributes` file can be used. The `annex.backend` attribute can be set to the name of the backend to use for matching files. For example, to use the SHA1 backend for sound files, which tend to be -smallish and might be modified over time, you could set in +smallish and might be modified or copied over time, you could set in `.gitattributes`: *.mp3 annex.backend=SHA1 |