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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/git-annex.mdwn | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/preferred_content.mdwn | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/todo/preferred_content_numcopies_check.mdwn | 4 |
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index 6e7a6ed55..279fa24dd 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -1022,14 +1022,16 @@ file contents are present at either of two repositories. copies, on remotes in the specified group. For example, `--copies=archive:2` -* `--numcopiesneeded=number` +* `--lackingcopies=number` Matches only files that git-annex believes need the specified number or more additional copies to be made in order to satisfy their numcopies - setting, as configured by the global numcopies setting of the repository. + settings. - Note that for various reasons, including speed, this does not look - at the annex.numcopies .gitattributes settings of files. +* `--approxlackingcopies=number` + + Like lackingcopies, but does not look at .gitattributes annex.numcopies + settings. This makes it significantly faster. * `--inbackend=name` diff --git a/doc/preferred_content.mdwn b/doc/preferred_content.mdwn index b18f46c33..039df3878 100644 --- a/doc/preferred_content.mdwn +++ b/doc/preferred_content.mdwn @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ any repository that can will back it up.) All content is preferred, unless it's for a file in a "archive" directory, which has reached an archive repository. -`((exclude=*/archive/* and exclude=archive/*) or (not (copies=archive:1 or copies=smallarchive:1))) or numcopiesneeded=1` +`((exclude=*/archive/* and exclude=archive/*) or (not (copies=archive:1 or copies=smallarchive:1))) or roughlylackingcopies=1` ### transfer @@ -147,20 +147,20 @@ All content is preferred. Only prefers content that's not already backed up to another backup or incremental backup repository. -`(include=* and (not copies=backup:1) and (not copies=incrementalbackup:1)) or numcopiesneeded=1` +`(include=* and (not copies=backup:1) and (not copies=incrementalbackup:1)) or approxlackingcopies=1` ### small archive Only prefers content that's located in an "archive" directory, and only if it's not already been archived somewhere else. -`((include=*/archive/* or include=archive/*) and not (copies=archive:1 or copies=smallarchive:1)) or numcopiesneeded=1` +`((include=*/archive/* or include=archive/*) and not (copies=archive:1 or copies=smallarchive:1)) or approxlackingcopies=1` ### full archive All content is preferred, unless it's already been archived somewhere else. -`(not (copies=archive:1 or copies=smallarchive:1)) or numcopiesneeded=1` +`(not (copies=archive:1 or copies=smallarchive:1)) or approxlackingcopies=1` Note that if you want to archive multiple copies (not a bad idea!), you should instead configure all your archive repositories with a diff --git a/doc/todo/preferred_content_numcopies_check.mdwn b/doc/todo/preferred_content_numcopies_check.mdwn index 8aa736a04..2e007460f 100644 --- a/doc/todo/preferred_content_numcopies_check.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/preferred_content_numcopies_check.mdwn @@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ Conclusion: to instead end with "or numcopiesneeded=1" **done** * See if "numcopiesneeded=N" can check .gitattributes without getting a lot slower. If now, perhaps add a "numcopiesneededaccurate=N" that - checks it. + checks it. **done** + +[[done]] ## Stability analysis |