git-annex-mincopies - configure minimum number of copies
git annex mincopies
N
Tells git-annex how many copies it is required to preserve of files, over all
repositories. The default is 1.
Run without a number to get the current value.
This configuration is stored in the git-annex branch, so it will be seen by all
clones of the repository. It can be overridden on a per-file basis by the
annex.mincopies setting in .gitattributes files, or can be overridden
temporarily with the --mincopies option.
This supplements the
git-annex-numcopies(1) setting. In unusual situations,
involving special remotes that do not support locking, and concurrent drops of
the same content from multiple repositories, git-annex may violate the
numcopies setting. In these unusual situations, git-annex ensures that the
number of copies never goes below mincopies.
It is a good idea to not only rely on only setting mincopies. Set numcopies as
well, to a larger number, and keep mincopies at the bare minimum you're
comfortable with. Setting mincopies to a large number, rather than setting
numcopies will in some cases prevent droping content in entirely safe
situations.
- The git-annex-common-options(1) can be used.
git-annex(1) git-annex-numcopies(1)
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