git-annex-6.20160114: man/git-annex-add.1

.TH git-annex-add 1
.SH NAME
git-annex-add \- adds files to the git annex
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.SH SYNOPSIS
git annex add \fB[path ...]\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Adds files in the path to the annex. If no path is specified, adds
files from the current directory and below.
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Files that are already checked into git and are unmodified, or that
git has been configured to ignore will be silently skipped.
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If annex.largefiles is configured, and does not match a file, git annex
add\fB will behave the same as \fPgit add and add the non\-large file directly
to the git repository, instead of to the annex.
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Large files are added to the annex in locked form, which prevents further
modification of their content unless unlocked by git-annex\-unlock(1).
(This is not the case however when a repository is in direct mode.)
To add a file to the annex in unlocked form, \fBgit add\fP can be used instead 
(that only works when the repository has annex.version 6 or higher).
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This command can also be used to add symbolic links, both symlinks to
annexed content, and other symlinks.
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.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-\-include\-dotfiles\fP"
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Dotfiles are skipped unless explicitly listed, or unless this option is
used.
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.IP "\fB\-\-force\fP"
Add gitignored files.
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.IP "\fB\-\-backend\fP"
Specifies which key\-value backend to use.
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.IP "file matching options"
Many of the git-annex\-matching\-options(1)
can be used to specify files to add.
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For example: \fB\-\-largerthan=1GB\fP
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.IP "\fB\-\-jobs=N\fP \fB\-JN\fP"
Adds multiple files in parallel. This may be faster.
For example: \fB\-J4\fP  
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.SH SEE ALSO
git-annex(1)
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git-annex\-unlock(1)
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git-annex\-lock(1)
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git-annex\-undo(1)
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git-annex\-import(1)
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git-annex\-unannex(1)
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git-annex\-reinject(1)
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.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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