--auto is no longer a global option; only get, drop, and copy accept it.

Not a behavior change unless you were passing it to a command that ignored it.

CmdLine/GitAnnex/Options.hs

@@ -142,3 +142,6 @@ timeLimitOption :: Option
 timeLimitOption = Option ['T'] ["time-limit"]
 	(ReqArg Limit.addTimeLimit paramTime)
 	"stop after the specified amount of time"
+
+autoOption :: Option
+autoOption = flagOption ['a'] "auto" "automatic mode"

CmdLine/Option.hs

@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ commonOptions =
 		"allow actions that may lose annexed data"
 	, Option ['F'] ["fast"] (NoArg (setfast True))
 		"avoid slow operations"
-	, Option ['a'] ["auto"] (NoArg (setauto True))
-		"automatic mode"
 	, Option ['q'] ["quiet"] (NoArg (Annex.setOutput QuietOutput))
 		"avoid verbose output"
 	, Option ['v'] ["verbose"] (NoArg (Annex.setOutput NormalOutput))
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ commonOptions =
   where
 	setforce v = Annex.changeState $ \s -> s { Annex.force = v }
 	setfast v = Annex.changeState $ \s -> s { Annex.fast = v }
-	setauto v = Annex.changeState $ \s -> s { Annex.auto = v }
 	setforcebackend v = Annex.changeState $ \s -> s { Annex.forcebackend = Just v }
 	setdebug = Annex.changeGitConfig $ \c -> c { annexDebug = True }
 	unsetdebug = Annex.changeGitConfig $ \c -> c { annexDebug = False }

CmdLine/Seek.hs

@@ -173,13 +173,12 @@ withNothing _ _ = error "This command takes no parameters."
  -
  - Otherwise, fall back to a regular CommandSeek action on
  - whatever params were passed. -}
-withKeyOptions :: (Key -> CommandStart) -> CommandSeek -> CommandSeek
-withKeyOptions keyop fallbackop params = do
+withKeyOptions :: Bool -> (Key -> CommandStart) -> CommandSeek -> CommandSeek
+withKeyOptions auto keyop fallbackop params = do
 	bare <- fromRepo Git.repoIsLocalBare
 	allkeys <- Annex.getFlag "all"
 	unused <- Annex.getFlag "unused"
 	specifickey <- Annex.getField "key"
-	auto <- Annex.getState Annex.auto
 	when (auto && bare) $
 		error "Cannot use --auto in a bare repository"
 	case	(allkeys, unused, null params, specifickey) of