This can take a lot of memory. I decided to violate the usual rule in
git-annex that it operate in constant memory no matter how many annexed
objects. In this case, it would be hard to be fast without using a big
map of the location logs. The main difficulty here is that there can be
many git-annex branches and it needs to display a consistent view at a
point in time, which means merging information from multiple git-annex
branches.
I have not checked if there are any laziness leaks in this code. It
takes 1 gb to run in my big repo, which is around what I estimated
before writing it.
2 options that are documented are not yet implemented.
Small bug: With eg --when=1h, it will display at 12:00 then 1:10 if the
next change after 12:59 is then. Then it waits until after 2:10 to
display the next change. It ought to wait until after 2:00.
Sponsored-by: Brock Spratlen on Patreon
git-annex allows managing large files with git, without storing the file
contents in git. It can sync, backup, and archive your data, offline
and online. Checksums and encryption keep your data safe and secure. Bring
the power and distributed nature of git to bear on your large files with
git-annex.
For documentation, see doc/ or <https://git-annex.branchable.com/>