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diff --git a/doc/git-annex-forget.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-forget.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b5d428cfb --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/git-annex-forget.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# NAME + +git-annex forget - prune git-annex branch history + +# SYNOPSIS + +git annex forget + +# DESCRIPTION + +Causes the git-annex branch to be rewritten, throwing away historical +data about past locations of files. The resulting branch will use less +space, but `git annex log` will not be able to show where +files used to be located. + +When this rewritten branch is merged into other clones of +the repository, `git-annex` will automatically perform the same rewriting +to their local `git-annex` branches. So the forgetfulness will automatically +propagate out from its starting point until all repositories running +git-annex have forgotten their old history. (You may need to force +git to push the branch to any git repositories not running git-annex.) + +# OPTIONS + +* `--drop-dead` + + Also prune references to repositories that have been marked as dead. + +# SEE ALSO + +[[git-annex]](1) + +# AUTHOR + +Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name> + +Warning: Automatically converted into a man page by mdwn2man. Edit with care. |