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diff --git a/doc/metadata.mdwn b/doc/metadata.mdwn index df873c4c1..d51758038 100644 --- a/doc/metadata.mdwn +++ b/doc/metadata.mdwn @@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ The field names are limited to alphanumerics (and `[_-.]`), and are case insensitive. The metadata values can contain absolutely anything you like -- but you're recommended to keep it simple and reasonably short. -Here are some recommended metadata fields to use: +Here are some metadata fields that git-annex has special support for: * `tag` - With each tag being a different value. * `year`, `month` - When this particular version of the file came into being. - +* `$field-lastchanged` - This is automatically maintained for each + field that's set, and gives the time stamp (since the Unix epoch) + of the most recent change to the field. It cannot be modified directly. + To make git-annex automatically set the year and month when adding files, run `git config annex.genmetadata true`. Also, see [[tips/automatically_adding_metadata]]. |