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diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index d4e62568f..d5814a2c2 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -149,10 +149,15 @@ subdirectories). To avoid immediately downloading the url, specify --fast. - To specify what file the url is added to, specify --file. This changes - the behavior; now all the specified urls are recorded as alternate - locations from which the file can be downloaded. In this mode, addurl - can be used both to add new files, or to add urls to existing files. + Normally the filename is based on the full url, so will look like + "www.example.com_subdir_bigfile". For a shorter filename, specify + --pathdepth=N. For example, --pathdepth=2 will use "subdir/bigfile", + while --parhdepth=1 will use "bigfile". + + Or, to directly specify what file the url is added to, specify --file. + This changes the behavior; now all the specified urls are recorded as + alternate locations from which the file can be downloaded. In this mode, + addurl can be used both to add new files, or to add urls to existing files. # REPOSITORY SETUP COMMANDS |