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

git-annex-required - get or set required content expression

git annex required repository [expression]

When run with an expression, configures the content that is required to be held in the repository.

Without an expression, displays the current required content setting of the repository.

While git-annex-wanted(1) is just a preference, this designates content that should really not be removed. For example a file that is wanted can be removed with git annex drop, but if that file is required, it would need to be removed with git annex drop --force.

Also, git-annex fsck will warn about required contents that are not present.

For example:


git annex required here "include=*.mp3 or include=*.ogg"

To return a repository to the original default behavior, use an empty value for the expression, eg:

git-annex required here ""

The required command was added in git-annex 5.20150420.

git-annex(1)

git-annex-wanted(1)

git-annex-preferred-content(1)

Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>