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

.TH git-annex-upgrade 1
.SH NAME
git-annex-upgrade \- upgrade repository layout
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.SH SYNOPSIS
git annex upgrade
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Upgrades the repository to current layout.
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Each git-annex repository has an annex.version in its git configuration,
that indicates the repository version. If git-annex changes to a new
layout, you must upgrade the repository before git-annex can be used in it.
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To see version information, run \fBgit annex version\fP. 
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Currently, git-annex supports upgrades all the way back to version 0, which
was only used by its author. It's expected that git-annex will always
support upgrading from all past repository versions \-\- this is necessary to
allow archives to be taken offline for years and later used.
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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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