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) git-annex−config(1)
Joey Hess <[email protected]>