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diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index f3bbe0502..3c233f378 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -715,20 +715,29 @@ subdirectories). git annex metadata annexscreencast.ogv -t video -t screencast -s author+=Alice -* `view [field=value ...] [tag ...]` +* `view [tag ...] [field=value ...] [location/=value]` Uses metadata to build a view branch of the files in the current branch, and checks out the view branch. Only files in the current branch whose metadata matches all the specified field values and tags will be shown in the view. + + Once within a view, you can make additional directories, and + copy or move files into them. When you commit, the metadata will + be updated to correspond to your changes. Multiple values for a metadata field can be specified, either by using a glob (`field="*"`) or by listing each wanted value. The resulting view will put files in subdirectories according to the value of their fields. - Once within a view, you can make additional directories, and - copy or move files into them. When you commit, the metadata will - be updated to correspond to your changes. + There are fields corresponding to the path to the file. So a file + "foo/bar/baz/file" has fields "/=foo", "foo/=bar", and "foo/bar/=baz". + These location fields can be used the same as other metadata to construct + the view. + + For example, `/=podcasts` will only include files from the podcasts + directory in the view, while `podcasts/=*` will preserve the + subdirectories of the podcasts directory in the view. * `vpop [N]` @@ -737,12 +746,12 @@ subdirectories). The optional number tells how many views to pop. -* `vfilter [field=value ...] [tag ...]` +* `vfilter [tag ...] [field=value ...] [location/=value]` Filters the current view to only the files that have the - specified values and tags. + specified field values, tags, and locations. -* `vadd [field=glob ...]` +* `vadd [field=glob ...] [location/=glob]` Changes the current view, adding an additional level of directories to categorize the files. |