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Joey Hess 2015-06-16 15:21:43 -04:00
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@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ from the command line options to keep in mind:
While --include and --exclude match files relative to the current
directory, preferred content expressions always match files relative to the
top of the git repository. Perhaps you put files into `archive` directories
top of the git repository.
For example, suppose you put files into `archive` directories
when you're done with them. Then you could configure your laptop to prefer
to not retain those files, like this:
@ -179,10 +181,13 @@ content expression won't match anything.
So when is `unused` useful in a preferred content expression?
The git-annex assistant periodically scans for unused files, and
moves them to some repository whose preferred content expression
matches "unused". (Or, if annex.expireunused is set, it may just delete
them.)
* The git-annex assistant periodically scans for unused files, and
moves them to some repository whose preferred content expression
matches "unused". (Or, if annex.expireunused is set, it may just delete
them.)
* Using `git annex sync --content --all` will operate on all files,
including unused ones, and take `unused` in preferred content expressions
into account.
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