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--backend is no longer a global option, and is only accepted by commands that actually need it. Three commands that used to support backend but don't any longer are watch, webapp, and assistant. It would be possible to make them support it, but I doubt anyone used the option with these. And in the case of webapp and assistant, the option was handled inconsistently, only taking affect when the command is run with an existing git-annex repo, not when it creates a new one. Also, renamed GlobalOption etc to AnnexOption. Because there are many options of this type that are not actually global (any more) and get added to commands that need them. Sponsored-by: Kevin Mueller on Patreon
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# NAME
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git-annex-common-options - options supported by many git-annex commands
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# DESCRIPTION
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These common options are accepted by many git-annex commands, and
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may not be explicitly listed on their individual man pages.
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Most of these options are accepted by all git-annex commands.
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(Many commands also accept the [[git-annex-matching-options]](1).)
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# OPTIONS
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* `--force`
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Force unsafe actions, such as dropping a file's content when no other
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source of it can be verified to still exist, or adding ignored files.
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Use with care.
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* `--fast`
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Avoid some expensive operations normally performed by a command.
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What is avoided depends on the command, see individual command's man
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pages for details.
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* `--quiet`
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Avoid the default verbose display of what is done; only show errors.
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* `--verbose`
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Enable verbose display.
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* `--debug`
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Display debug messages.
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* `--no-debug`
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Disable display of debug messages.
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* `--debugfilter=name[,name..]`
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When debug message display has been enabled by `--debug`, this filters
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the debug messages that are displayed to ones coming from modules with
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the specified names.
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To find the names of modules, see the full debug output, which includes
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the module name, eg "(Utility.Process)"
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The full module name does not need to be
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specified when using this, a substring of the name will do.
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For example, `--debugfilter=Process,External` will display debugging
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output when git-annex runs processes, and when it communicates with
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external special remotes.
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* `--numcopies=n`
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Overrides the numcopies setting.
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* `--mincopies=n`
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Overrides the mincopies setting.
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* `--time-limit=time`
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Limits how long a git-annex command runs. The time can be something
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like "5h", or "30m" or even "45s" or "10d".
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Note that git-annex may continue running a little past the specified
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time limit, in order to finish processing a file.
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When the time limit prevents git-annex from doing all it
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was asked to, it will exit with a special code, 101.
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* `--size-limit=size`
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Limits the total size of annexed files that a git-annex command
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can process.
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The size can be specified with any commonly used units, for example,
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"50gb".
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In some cases, an annexed file's size is not known. This option will
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prevent git-annex from processing such files.
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When the size limit prevents git-annex from acting on any files,
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it will exit with a special code, 101.
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* `--semitrust=repository`
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* `--untrust=repository`
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Overrides trust settings for a repository. May be specified more than once.
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The repository should be specified using the name of a configured remote,
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or the UUID or description of a repository.
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* `--trust=repository`
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This used to override trust settings for a repository, but now will
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not do so, because trusting a repository can lead to data loss,
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and data loss is now only enabled when using the `--force` option.
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* `--trust-glacier`
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This used to override trust settings for Glacier special remotes,
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but now will not do so, because it could lead to data loss,
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and data loss is now only enabled when using the `--force` option.
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* `--user-agent=value`
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Overrides the User-Agent to use when downloading files from the web.
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* `--notify-finish`
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Caused a desktop notification to be displayed after each successful
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file download and upload.
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(Only supported on some platforms, e.g. Linux with dbus. A no-op when
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not supported.)
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* `--notify-start`
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Caused a desktop notification to be displayed when a file upload
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or download has started, or when a file is dropped.
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* `-c name=value`
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Overrides git configuration settings. May be specified multiple times.
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# SEE ALSO
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[[git-annex]](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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