improve metadata documentation

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Joey Hess 2014-03-26 16:55:29 -04:00
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> [[fixed|done]]; documentation improved --[[Joey]]

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* `metadata [path ...] [-s field=value -s field+=value -s field-=value ...] [-g field]`
Each file can have any number of metadata fields attached to it,
which each in turn have any number of values.
The content of a file can have any number of metadata fields
attached to it to describe it. Each metadata field can in turn
have any number of values.
This command can be used to set metadata, or show the currently set
metadata.

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git-annex allows you to store arbitrary metadata about files stored in the
git-annex repository. The metadata is stored in the `git-annex` branch, and
so is automatically kept in sync with the rest of git-annex's state, such
as [[location_tracking]] information.
git-annex allows you to store arbitrary metadata about the content of files
stored in the git-annex repository. The metadata is stored in the
`git-annex` branch, and so is automatically kept in sync with the rest of
git-annex's state, such as [[location_tracking]] information.
Some of the things you can do with metadata include: