From 7a9c2f3ac353134ec3cd141d4a4d4985e16ed015 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ilya_Shlyakhter Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:54:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] added anchor for git-annex branch --- doc/internals.mdwn | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/doc/internals.mdwn b/doc/internals.mdwn index 2074d52e95..47a809ad63 100644 --- a/doc/internals.mdwn +++ b/doc/internals.mdwn @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ It will be re-created as necessary. git-annex uses this to journal changes to the git-annex branch, before committing a set of changes. + ## The git-annex branch This branch is managed by git-annex, with the contents listed below. From fb4d044ae6ceceabee3556c305326006c1081b0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ilya_Shlyakhter Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:10:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] clarified that metadata is attached to file contents not file itself --- doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn index a672b104ce..37670e7928 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn @@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ contains the date the field was last changed. Unlike other metadata, this cannot be directly modified by this command. It is updated automatically. +Note that the metadata is attached to the particular content of a file +(or rather to a particular [key](http://git-annex.branchable.com/backends/)), +not to a particular file on a particular git branch. All files with given +content share the same metadata, which is stored on the +[git-annex branch](http://git-annex.branchable.com/internals#The_git-annex_branch). +If a file is [edited](http://git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex-unlock/), +old metadata will be transferred to the new contents when you [[git-annex-add]] the edited file. + # OPTIONS * `-g field` / `--get field` From 5029fabcf31802d0036460e8c267853a150349e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ilya_Shlyakhter Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:11:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] git-annex-metadata - used a clearer word --- doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn index 37670e7928..a08c26af91 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex-metadata.mdwn @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ not to a particular file on a particular git branch. All files with given content share the same metadata, which is stored on the [git-annex branch](http://git-annex.branchable.com/internals#The_git-annex_branch). If a file is [edited](http://git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex-unlock/), -old metadata will be transferred to the new contents when you [[git-annex-add]] the edited file. +old metadata will be copied to the new contents when you [[git-annex-add]] the edited file. # OPTIONS