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diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index 011b6d91f..95d8e14c5 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -676,17 +676,15 @@ subdirectories). To generate output suitable for the gource visualization program, specify `--gource`. -* `info [directory ...]` +* `info [directory|file ...]` - Displays some statistics and other information, including how much data - is in the annex and a list of all known repositories. + Displays statistics and other information for the specified item, + or if none is specified, for the repository as a whole. - To only show the data that can be gathered quickly, use `--fast`. + When a directory is specified, the file matching options can be used + to select the files in the directory that are included in the statistics. - When a directory is specified, shows a differently formatted info - display for that directory. In this mode, all of the matching - options can be used to filter the files that will be included in - the information. + To only show the data that can be gathered quickly, use `--fast`. For example, suppose you want to run "git annex get .", but would first like to see how much disk space that will use. |