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diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index 99f6c9076..c7d0f10da 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -1467,6 +1467,19 @@ These environment variables are used by git-annex when set: Usually it's better to configure any desired options through your ~/.ssh/config file, or by setting `annex.ssh-options`. +* `GIT_ANNEX_VECTOR_CLOCK` + + Normally git-annex timestamps lines in the log files committed to the + git-annex branch. Setting this environment variable to a number + will make git-annex use that rather than the current number of seconds + since the UNIX epoch. Note that decimal seconds are supported. + + This is only provided for advanced users who either have a better way to + tell which commit is current than the local clock, or who need to avoid + embedding timestamps for policy reasons. Misuse of this environment + variable can confuse git-annex's book-keeping, sometimes in ways that + `git annex fsck` is unable to repair. + Some special remotes use additional environment variables for authentication etc. For example, `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` and `GIT_ANNEX_P2P_AUTHTOKEN`. See special remote documentation. |