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v3 upgrade is fast!

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The journal sped this up approximatly 100-fold; it runs in just a few
minutes for a large repository with 30 thousand log files.
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@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ git-annex, and might want to use them with a newer git-annex.
git-annex will notice if it is run in a repository that git-annex will notice if it is run in a repository that
needs an upgrade, and refuse to do anything. To upgrade, needs an upgrade, and refuse to do anything. To upgrade,
use the "git annex upgrade" command. The upgrade can tend use the "git annex upgrade" command.
to take a while, if you have a lot of files.
The upgrade process is guaranteed to be conflict-free. Unless you The upgrade process is guaranteed to be conflict-free. Unless you
already have git conflicts in your repository or between repositories. already have git conflicts in your repository or between repositories.
@ -25,9 +24,9 @@ Involved moving the .git-annex/ directory into a separate git-annex branch.
### tips for this upgrade ### tips for this upgrade
This upgrade is easier than the previous upgrades. You don't need to This upgrade is easier (and faster!) than the previous upgrades.
upgrade every repository at once; it's sufficient to upgrade each You don't need to upgrade every repository at once; it's sufficient
repository only when you next use it. to upgrade each repository only when you next use it.
After the upgrade is complete, commit the changes it staged. After the upgrade is complete, commit the changes it staged.
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### tips for this upgrade ### tips for this upgrade
This upgrade can tend to take a while, if you have a lot of files.
Each clone of a repository should be individually upgraded. Each clone of a repository should be individually upgraded.
Until a repository's remotes have been upgraded, git-annex Until a repository's remotes have been upgraded, git-annex
will refuse to communicate with them. will refuse to communicate with them.