NAME

       datalad no-annex - configure a dataset to never put some content into the dataset's annex

SYNOPSIS

       datalad no-annex [-h] [-d DATASET] [--pattern PATTERN [PATTERN ...]] [--ref-dir REF_DIR] [--makedirs]

DESCRIPTION

       This  can  be  useful in mixed datasets that also contain textual data, such as source code, which can be
       efficiently and more conveniently managed directly in Git.

       Patterns generally look like this::

       code/*

       which would match all file in the code directory. In order to match all files under CODE/, including  all
       its subdirectories use such a pattern::

       code/**

       Note  that  the plugin works incrementally, hence any existing configuration (e.g. from a previous plugin
       run) is amended, not replaced.

       Parameters ---------- ref_dir : str, optional makedirs : bool, optional

OPTIONS

       -h, -\-help, -\-help-np
              show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying  the  help
              message

       -d DATASET, -\-dataset DATASET
              "specify  the  dataset  to  configure.  If no dataset is given, an attempt is made to identify the
              dataset based on the current working directory. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset  or  a  valid
              identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path)

       -\-pattern PATTERN [PATTERN ...]
              list  of  path  patterns.  Any content whose path is matching any pattern will not be annexed when
              added to a dataset, but instead will be tracked directly in Git. Path pattern have to be  relative
              to  the directory given by the REF_DIR option. By default, patterns should be relative to the root
              of the dataset.

       -\-ref-dir REF_DIR
              Relative path (within the dataset) to the directory that is to be  configured.  All  patterns  are
              interpreted  relative  to this path, and configuration is written to a .GITATTRIBUTES file in this
              directory. [Default: '.']

       -\-makedirs
              If set, any missing directories will be created in order to be able to place a  file  into  --REF-
              DIR.

AUTHORS

        datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors <team@datalad.org>.