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will automatically set annex.hardlink and mark the repository as
untrusted.
+* `annex.thin`
+
+ Set this to `true` to make unlocked files be a hard link to their content
+ in the annex, rather than a second copy. (Only when supported by the file
+ system, and only in repository version 6.) This can save considerable
+ disk space, but modification made to a file will lose the local (and
+ possibly only) copy of the old version. So, enable with care.
+
* `annex.delayadd`
Makes the watch and assistant commands delay for the specified number of