NAME

       git-annex-reinit - initialize repository, reusing old UUID

SYNOPSIS

       git annex reinit uuid|description

DESCRIPTION

       Normally,  initializing  a  repository  generates a new, unique identifier (UUID) for that
       repository. Occasionally it may be useful to reuse a UUID -- for example, if a  repository
       got deleted, and you're setting it back up.

       Use this with caution; it can be confusing to have two existing repositories with the same
       UUID.

       Make sure you run git annex fsck after changing the UUID of  a  repository  to  make  sure
       location tracking information is recorded correctly.

       Like  git annex init, this attempts to enable any special remotes that are configured with
       autoenable=true.

OPTIONS

       --json

              Enable JSON output. This is intended to be parsed by programs that use git-annex.

       --json-error-messages
              Messages that would normally be output to standard error are included in  the  JSON
              instead.

       Also the git-annex-common-options(1) can be used.

SEE ALSO

       git-annex(1)

       git-annex-init(1)

       git-annex-fsck(1)

AUTHOR

       Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

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