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I had thought this would not make sense to combine with view branches, since removing files from a view changes metadata. However, that's committing removal of files. With --hide-missing, the files get removed when git-annex updates the branch itself, so there is no conflict. It does not seem likely to be very useful, but it does work! And that's nice because it means all types of adjusted branches can be combined with view branches. Sponsored-by: Max Thoursie on Patreon
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# NAME
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git-annex view - enter a view branch
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# SYNOPSIS
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git annex view `[tag ...] [field=value ...] [field=glob ...] [?tag ...] [field?=glob] [!tag ...] [field!=value ...]`
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# DESCRIPTION
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Uses metadata to build a view branch of the files in the current branch,
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and checks out the view branch. Only files in the current branch whose
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metadata matches all the specified field values and tags will be
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shown in the view.
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Multiple values for a metadata field can be specified, either by using
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a glob (`field="*"`) or by listing each wanted value. The resulting view
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will put files in subdirectories according to the value of their fields.
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Once within such a view, you can make additional directories, and
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copy or move files into them. When you commit, the metadata will
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be updated to correspond to your changes. Deleting files and committing
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also updates the metadata.
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As well as the usual metadata, there are fields available corresponding
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to the path to the file. So a file "foo/bar/baz/file" has fields "/=foo",
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"foo/=bar", and "foo/bar/=baz". These location fields can be used the
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same as other metadata to construct the view.
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For example, `/=foo` will only include files from the foo
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directory in the view, while `foo/=*` will preserve the
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subdirectories of the foo directory in the view.
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To enter a view containing only files that lack a given metadata
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value or tag, specify field!=value or !tag. (Globs cannot be used here.)
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`field?=*` is like `field=*` but adds an additional directory named `_` (by
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default) that contains files that do not have the field set to any value.
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Similarly, `?tag` adds an additional directory named `_` that contains
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files that do not have any tags set. Moving files from the `_` directory to
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another directory and committing will set the metadata. And moving files
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into the `_` directory and committing will unset the metadata.
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The name of the `_` directory can be changed using the annex.viewunsetdirectory
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git config.
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# OPTIONS
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* The [[git-annex-common-options]](1) can be used.
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# SEE ALSO
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[[git-annex]](1)
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[[git-annex-metadata]](1)
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[[git-annex-vpop]](1)
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[[git-annex-vfilter]](1)
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[[git-annex-vadd]](1)
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[[git-annex-vcycle]](1)
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[[git-annex-adjust]](1)
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# AUTHOR
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Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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Warning: Automatically converted into a man page by mdwn2man. Edit with care.
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