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diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index 8264c31b3..83bfc7e40 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -76,12 +76,19 @@ Many git-annex commands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. will involve copying them from another repository, or downloading them, or transferring them from some kind of key-value store. + When the --auto switch is used, only gets content of files if needed + to satisfy the setting of annex.numcopies + * drop [path ...] Drops the content of annexed files from this repository. - git-annex may refuse to drop content if it does not think - it is safe to do so, typically because of the setting of annex.numcopies. + git-annex will refuse to drop content if it cannot verify it is + safe to do so. At least one copy of content needs to exist in another + remote. This can be overridden with the --force switch. + + When the --auto switch is used, only tries to drop content if + more than annex.numcopies copies exist. * move [path ...] @@ -157,11 +164,6 @@ Many git-annex commands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. To avoid expensive checksum calculations, specify --fast -* optimize [path ...] - - Either gets or drops file content, as needed, to work toward meeting the - configured numcopies setting. - * unused Checks the annex for data that does not correspond to any files present @@ -340,6 +342,12 @@ Many git-annex commands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you. Enables less expensive, but also less thorough versions of some commands. What is avoided depends on the command. +* --auto + + Enable automatic mode, in which git-annex decides whether to perform + actions on files. See descriptions of individual commands to see what + they do in automatic mode. + * --quiet Avoid the default verbose display of what is done; only show errors |