git-annex/doc/git-annex-whereis.mdwn
Joey Hess 6583448bab
add --json-error-messages (not yet implemented)
Added --json-error-messages option, which includes error messages in the
json output, rather than outputting them to stderr.

The actual rediretion of errors is not implemented yet, this is only
the docs and option plumbing.

This commit was supported by the NSF-funded DataLad project.
2018-02-19 14:32:15 -04:00

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# NAME
git-annex whereis - lists repositories that have file content
# SYNOPSIS
git annex whereis `[path ...]`
# DESCRIPTION
Displays information about where the contents of files are located.
For example:
# git annex whereis
whereis my_cool_big_file (1 copy)
0c443de8-e644-11df-acbf-f7cd7ca6210d -- laptop
whereis other_file (3 copies)
0c443de8-e644-11df-acbf-f7cd7ca6210d -- laptop
62b39bbe-4149-11e0-af01-bb89245a1e61 -- usb drive [here]
7570b02e-15e9-11e0-adf0-9f3f94cb2eaa -- backup drive
# OPTIONS
* file matching options
The [[git-annex-matching-options]](1)
can be used to specify files to act on.
* `--key=keyname`
Show where a particular git-annex key is located.
* `--all`
Show whereis information for all known keys.
* `--branch=ref`
Show whereis information for files in the specified branch or treeish.
* `--unused`
Show whereis information for files found by last run of git-annex unused.
* `--batch`
Enables batch mode, in which a file is read in a line from stdin,
its information displayed, and repeat.
Note that if the file is not an annexed file, an empty line will be
output instead.
* `--json`
Enable JSON output. This is intended to be parsed by programs that use
git-annex. Each line of output is a JSON object.
* `--json-error-messages`
Include any error messages in the json, rather than output to stderr.
# SEE ALSO
[[git-annex]](1)
[[git-annex-find]](1)
[[git-annex-list]](1)
# AUTHOR
Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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