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to close it. On Mac OSX, when not using direct mode this defaults to
1 second, to work around a bad interaction with software there.
+* `annex.expireunused`
+
+ Controls what the assistant does about unused file contents
+ that are stored in the repository.
+
+ The default is `false`, which causes
+ all old and unused file contents to be retained, unless the assistant
+ is able to move them to some other repository (such as a backup repository).
+
+ Can be set to a time specification, like "7d" or "1m", and then
+ file contents that have been known to be unused for a week or a
+ month will be deleted.
+
* `annex.fscknudge`
When set to false, prevents the webapp from reminding you when using