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more precise description of where git-annex metadata gets attached

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automatically.
Note that the metadata is attached to the particular content of a file,
not to a particular filename on a particular git branch.
All files with the same content share the same metadata, which is
not to a particular filename on a particular git branch. More precisely,
metadata is attached to the key used for the file, which can reflect
file contents and/or name, depending on the key-value backend used for the file.
All files with the same key share the same metadata, which is
stored in the git-annex branch. If a file is edited, old
metadata will be copied to the new contents when you [[git-annex-add]]
the edited file.
metadata will be copied to the new key when you [[git-annex-add]]
the edited file. Note also that changes to a file's git-annex metadata will
not be reflected in the git log of the file, since they are stored on the
git-annex branch. To attach metadata to a particular path,
rather than a particular key, use .gitattributes .
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