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diff --git a/doc/walkthrough/unused_data.mdwn b/doc/walkthrough/unused_data.mdwn index 63fb9f66d..7e910b5f5 100644 --- a/doc/walkthrough/unused_data.mdwn +++ b/doc/walkthrough/unused_data.mdwn @@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ file, the old content of the file remains in the annex. Another way is when migrating between key-value [[backends]]. This might be historical data you want to preserve, so git-annex defaults to -preserving it. So from time to time, you may want to check for such data and -eliminate it to save space. +preserving it. So from time to time, you may want to check for such data: # git annex unused unused . (checking for unused data...) @@ -28,3 +27,9 @@ data anymore, you can easily remove it: Hint: To drop a lot of unused data, use a command like this: # git annex dropunused 1-1000 + +Rather than removing the data, you can instead send it to other +repositories: + + # git annex copy --unused --to backup + # git annex move --unused --to archive |