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@@ -504,6 +504,21 @@ subdirectories).
Without an expression, displays the current preferred content setting
of the repository.
+* `groupwanted groupname [expression]`
+
+ Sets or displays the groupwanted expression. This will be used by
+ repositories that are in the group, and that have their preferred
+ content expression set to "groupwanted".
+
+ For example, to configure a group named redundantarchive, and
+ make repositories in the group want to contain 3 copies of every file:
+
+ git annex groupwanted redundantarchive "not (copies=redundantarchive:3)"
+ for repo in foo bar baz; do
+ git annex group $repo redundantarchive
+ git annex wanted $repo groupwanted
+ done
+
* `schedule repository [expression]`
When run with an expression, configures scheduled jobs to run at a
@@ -1375,7 +1390,9 @@ no equivilant to `--in`.
When a repository is in one of the standard predefined groups, like "backup"
and "client", setting its preferred content to "standard" will use a
-built-in preferred content expression developed for that group.
+built-in preferred content expression developed for that group. Or,
+setting its preferred content to "groupwanted" will make it use whatever
+groupwanted expression you set for the group.
# SCHEDULED JOBS