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6 git-annex-reinject - inject content of file back into annex
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9 git annex reinject [src dest]
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11 git annex reinject --known [src]
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14 Moves the content of the src file or files into the annex. Only known
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18 This can be useful if you have obtained the content of a file from
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23 There are two ways to use this command. Specifying a src file and the
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27 git annex reinject /tmp/foo.iso foo.iso
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32 git annex reinject --known /tmp/*.iso
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42 Note that this will reinject old versions of files that have
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52 git-annex(1)
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54 git-annex-add(1)
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58 git-annex-fsck(1)
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61 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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