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git-annex can be configured to require more than one copy of a file exists, git-annex can be configured to require more than one copy of a file exists,
as a simple backup for your data. This is controlled by the "annex.numcopies" as a simple backup for your data. This is controlled by the
setting, which defaults to 1 copy. Let's change that to require 2 copies, numcopies setting, which defaults to 1 copy. Let's
and send a copy of every file to a USB drive. change that to require 2 copies, and send a copy of every file
to a USB drive.
# echo "* annex.numcopies=2" >> .gitattributes # git annex numcopies 2
# git annex copy . --to usbdrive # git annex copy . --to usbdrive
Now when we try to `git annex drop` a file, it will verify that it Now when we try to `git annex drop` a file, it will verify that it
knows of 2 other repositories that have a copy before removing its knows of 2 other repositories that have a copy before removing its
content from the current repository. content from the current repository.
The numcopies setting used above is the global default.
You can also vary the number of copies needed, depending on the file name. You can also vary the number of copies needed, depending on the file name.
So, if you want 3 copies of all your flac files, but only 1 copy of oggs: So, if you want 3 copies of all your flac files, but only 1 copy of oggs: