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Add plumbing-level lookupkey examinekey command.

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find --format: Added hashdirlower, hashdirmixed, keyname, and mtime format
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@ -2,10 +2,18 @@ In both the .git/annex directory and the git-annex branch, two levels of
hash directories are used, to avoid issues with too many files in one
directory.
Two separate hash methods are used. One, the old hash format, is only used
for non-bare git repositories. The other, the new hash format, is used for
bare git repositories, the git-annex branch, and on special remotes as
well.
Two separate hash methods are used.
* hashdirmixed is only used for non-bare git repositories.
(We'd like to stop using this, but it'd be too annoying to change
all the git-annex symlinks!)
* hashdirlower is used for bare git repositories, the
git-annex branch, and on special remotes as well.
Note that `git annex find` and `git annex examinekey` can be used with
the `--format` option to find the hash directories. The explanation
below is only for completeness.
## new hash format