NAME

       git-annex-examinekey - prints information from a key

SYNOPSIS

       git annex examinekey [key ...]

DESCRIPTION

       This  plumbing-level  command  is  given  a  key, and prints information that can be determined purely by
       looking at the key.

OPTIONS

       --format=value

              Use custom output formatting.

              The value is a format string, in which '${var}' is  expanded  to  the  value  of  a  variable.  To
              right-justify  a  variable  with  whitespace, use '${var;width}' ; to left-justify a variable, use
              '${var;-width}'; to escape unusual characters in a variable, use '${escaped_var}'

              These variables are available for use in formats:  key,  backend,  bytesize,  humansize,  keyname,
              hashdirlower, hashdirmixed, mtime (for the mtime field of a WORM key).

              Also, '\n' is a newline, '\000' is a NULL, etc.

       --json Enable  JSON  output.  This  is intended to be parsed by programs that use git-annex. Each line of
              output is a JSON object.

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

       --batch
              Enable batch mode, in which a line containing a key is read from stdin, the information  about  it
              is output to stdout, and repeat.

EXAMPLES

       The location a key's value is stored (in indirect mode) can be looked up by running:

        git annex examinekey $KEY --format='.git/annex/objects/${hashdirmixed}${key}/${key}'

SEE ALSO

       git-annex(1)

AUTHOR

       Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

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