git-annex-numcopies - configure desired number of copies
git annex numcopies
N
Tells git-annex how many copies it should 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.numcopies setting in .gitattributes files, or can be overridden
temporarily with the --numcopies option.
When git-annex is asked to drop a file, it first verifies that the number of
copies can be satisfied among all the other repositories that have a copy of
the file.
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. It still guarantees at least 1 copy is
preserved. This can be configured by using
git-annex-mincopies(1)
- The git-annex-common-options(1) can be used.
git-annex(1) git-annex-mincopies(1)
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