git-annex-backends(1) General Commands Manual git-annex-backends(1)

git-annex-backends - key/value backends for git-annex

The "backend" in git-annex controls how a key is generated from a file's content and/or filesystem metadata. Most backends are different kinds of hashes. A single repository can use different backends for different files.

For a list of available backends, see git-annex version. For more details, see https://git-annex.branchable.com/backends/

git-annex(1)

Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

http://git-annex.branchable.com/