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diff --git a/doc/git-annex-numcopies.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-numcopies.mdwn index b29cbb8bf..96701e1ef 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex-numcopies.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex-numcopies.mdwn @@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ git annex numcopies `N` # DESCRIPTION Tells git-annex how many copies it should preserve of files, over all -repositories. The default is 1. +repositories. The default is 1. Run without a number to get the current value. +This configuration is stored in the git-annex branch, so it will be seen +by all clones of the repository. + When git-annex is asked to drop a file, it first verifies that the required number of copies can be satisfied among all the other repositories that have a copy of the file. |