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diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index d7b57675d..81cea04cd 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -162,10 +162,15 @@ Many git-annex commands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. * migrate [path ...] Changes the specified annexed files to store their content in the - default backend (or the one specified with --backend). + default backend (or the one specified with --backend). Only files whose + content is currently available are migrated. Note that the content is not removed from the backend it was previously in. - Use `git annex unused` to find and remove such content. + Use `git annex unused` to find and remove such content. + + Normally, nothing will be done to files already in the backend. + However, if a backend changes the information it uses to construct a key, + this can also be used to migrate files to use the new key format. * map |