git-annex-5.20150522: man/git-annex-describe.1

.TH git-annex-describe 1
.SH NAME
git-annex-describe \- change description of a repository
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.SH SYNOPSIS
git annex describe repository description
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Changes the description of a repository.
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The repository to describe can be specified by git remote name or
by uuid. To change the description of the current repository, use
"here".
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Repository descriptions are displayed by git-annex in various places.
They are most useful when git-annex knows about a repository, but there is
no git remote corresponding to it.
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.SH SEE ALSO
git-annex(1)
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.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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