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Joey Hess 2011-11-27 13:57:32 -04:00
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git-annex keeps track of in which repositories it last saw a file's content.
This location tracking information is stored in the git-annex branch.
Repositories record their UUID and the date when they get or drop
a file's content. (Git is configured to use a union merge for this file,
so the lines may be in arbitrary order, but it will never conflict.)
a file's content.
This location tracking information is useful if you have multiple
repositories, and not all are always accessible. For example, perhaps one
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tell you what git remote it needs access to in order to get a file:
# git annex get myfile
get myfile(not available)
get myfile (not available)
I was unable to access these remotes: home
Another way the location tracking comes in handy is if you put repositories