mention SKEIN*E variants
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Multiple pluggable key-value backends are supported, and a single repository
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Multiple pluggable key-value backends are supported, and a single repository
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can use different ones for different files.
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can use different ones for different files.
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* `SHA256E` -- The default backend for new files, combines a SHA256 hash of
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* `SHA256E` -- The default backend for new files, combines a 256 bit SHA-2
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the file's content with the file's extension. This allows
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hash of the file's content with the file's extension. This allows
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verifying that the file content is right, and can avoid duplicates of
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verifying that the file content is right, and can avoid duplicates of
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files with the same content. Its need to generate checksums
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files with the same content. Its need to generate checksums
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can make it slower for large files.
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can make it slower for large files.
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the same basename, size, and modification time has the same content.
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the same basename, size, and modification time has the same content.
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This is the least expensive backend, recommended for really large
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This is the least expensive backend, recommended for really large
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files or slow systems.
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files or slow systems.
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* `SHA512`, `SHA512E` -- Best currently available hash, for the very paranoid.
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* `SHA512`, `SHA512E` -- Best SHA-2 hash, for the very paranoid.
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* `SHA1`, `SHA1E` -- Smaller hash than `SHA256` for those who want a checksum
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* `SHA1`, `SHA1E` -- Smaller hash than `SHA256` for those who want a checksum
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but are not concerned about security.
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but are not concerned about security.
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* `SHA384`, `SHA384E`, `SHA224`, `SHA224E` -- Hashes for people who like
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* `SHA384`, `SHA384E`, `SHA224`, `SHA224E` -- Hashes for people who like
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unusual sizes.
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unusual sizes.
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* `SKEIN512`, `SKEIN256` -- [Skein hash](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skein_hash),
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* `SKEIN512`, `SKEIN512E`, `SKEIN256`, `SKEIN256E`
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-- [Skein hash](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skein_hash),
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a well-regarded SHA3 hash competition finalist.
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a well-regarded SHA3 hash competition finalist.
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The `annex.backends` git-config setting can be used to list the backends
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The `annex.backends` git-config setting can be used to list the backends
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