From f8e303e1c9a9d976a4dc339295aa0f09eb997b7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:54:34 -0400 Subject: document interaction of annex-ignore with --from/--to --- doc/git-annex.mdwn | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/git-annex.mdwn') diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index 51a31ae15..9d89413b9 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -295,8 +295,13 @@ Here are all the supported configuration settings. * `remote..annex-ignore` If set to `true`, prevents git-annex - from ever using this remote. This is, for example, useful if the - remote is a bare repository, which git-annex does not currently support. + from using this remote by default. (You can still request it be used + by the --from and --to options.) + + This is, for example, useful if the remote is a bare repository, + which git-annex does not currently support. Or, it could be used + if the network connection between two repositories is too slow + to be used normally. * `remote..annex-uuid` -- cgit v1.2.3