improve wording

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Joey Hess 2021-01-06 14:24:17 -04:00
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@ -18,16 +18,12 @@ by all clones of the repository. It can be overridden on a per-file basis
by the annex.mincopies setting in .gitattributes files, or can be by the annex.mincopies setting in .gitattributes files, or can be
overridden temporarily with the --mincopies option. overridden temporarily with the --mincopies option.
When git-annex is asked to drop a file, it first verifies that the
number of copies can be satisfied among all the other
repositories that have a copy of the file.
This supplements the [[git-annex-numcopies]](1) setting. This supplements the [[git-annex-numcopies]](1) setting.
In unusual situations, involving special remotes that do not support In unusual situations, involving special remotes that do not support
locking, and concurrent drops of the same content from multiple locking, and concurrent drops of the same content from multiple
repositories, git-annex may violate the numcopies setting. repositories, git-annex may violate the numcopies setting.
In these unusual situations, git-annex ensures that In these unusual situations, git-annex ensures that the number of copies
the mincopies setting is not violated. never goes below mincopies.
# SEE ALSO # SEE ALSO