git-annex-6.20160126: man/git-annex-whereis.1

.TH git-annex-whereis 1
.SH NAME
git-annex-whereis \- lists repositories that have file content
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.SH SYNOPSIS
git annex whereis \fB[path ...]\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Displays information about where the contents of files are located.
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For example:
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 # 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
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.SH OPTIONS
.IP "file matching options"
.IP
The git-annex\-matching\-options(1)
can be used to specify files to act on.
.IP
.IP "\fB\-\-key=keyname\fP"
Show where a particular git-annex key is located.
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.IP "\fB\-\-all\fP"
Show whereis information for all known keys.
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.IP "\fB\-\-unused\fP"
Show whereis information for files found by last run of git-annex unused.
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.IP "\fB\-\-json\fP"
Enable JSON output. This is intended to be parsed by programs that use
git-annex. Each line of output is a JSON object.
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.IP "\fB\-\-batch\fP"
Enables batch mode, in which a file is read in a line from stdin,
its information displayed, and repeat.
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Note that if the file is not an annexed file, an empty line will be
output instead.
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.SH SEE ALSO
git-annex(1)
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git-annex\-find(1)
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git-annex\-list(1)
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.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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