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

.TH git-annex-lookupkey 1
.SH NAME
git-annex-lookupkey \- looks up key used for file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
git annex lookupkey \fB[file ...]\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
This plumbing\-level command looks up the key used for a file in the
index. The key is output to stdout. If there is no key (because
the file is not present in the index, or is not a git-annex managed file),
nothing is output, and it exits nonzero.
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.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-\-batch\fP"
.IP
Enable batch mode, in which a line containing the filename is read from
stdin, the key is output to stdout (with a trailing newline), and repeat.
.IP
Note that is there is no key corresponding to the file, an empty line is
output to stdout instead.
.IP
.SH SEE ALSO
git-annex(1)
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.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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