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diff --git a/doc/bugs/make_SHA512E_the_default.mdwn b/doc/bugs/make_SHA512E_the_default.mdwn index 068cd7ab7..8a32ab697 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/make_SHA512E_the_default.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/make_SHA512E_the_default.mdwn @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ What steps will reproduce the problem? -As described in http://git-annex.branchable.com/backends/#comment-3c1cd45d2a015b4fc412dd813293ad7d , sha512 is faster. On my 64-bit system, the speed difference is about 1.5times. +As described in +http://git-annex.branchable.com/backends/#comment-3c1cd45d2a015b4fc412dd813293ad7d +, sha512 is faster. On my 64-bit system, the speed difference is about +1.5times. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? @@ -10,4 +13,15 @@ What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? Please provide any additional information below. - +> You are free to change the default in your own annexes. This is very easy +> to do: `echo '* annex.backend=SHA512E' > .gitattributes` +> +> I don't anticipate moving to SHA512, because +> +> 1. It makes `ls -l` really ugly. Each symlink takes like 4 lines +> on an 80 column terminal. +> 2. There are better hashes coming. Particularly SHA3. That should be +> faster and/or more secure. And without adding so much length to the +> hash. +> +> --[[Joey]] |