NAME

       git-annex-drop - remove content of files from repository

SYNOPSIS

       git annex drop [path ...]

DESCRIPTION

       Drops the content of annexed files from this repository, when possible.

       git-annex  will  refuse  to  drop  content if it cannot verify it is safe to do so. Usually this involves
       verifying that the content is stored in some other repository.

       Content that is required to be stored in the repository will not be dropped even if enough  copies  exist
       elsewhere. See git-annex-required(1).

       With  no  parameters,  tries  to  drop  all  annexed  files  in the current directory.  Paths of files or
       directories to drop can be specified.

EXAMPLES

        # git annex drop *.jpeg
        drop photo1.jpg (checking origin...) ok
        drop photo2.jpg (unsafe)
          Could only verify the existence of 0 out of 1 necessary copies

          Rather than dropping this file, try using: git annex move

          (Use --force to override this check, or adjust numcopies.)
        failed
        drop photo3.jpg (checking origin...) ok

OPTIONS

       --from=remote

              Rather than dropping the content of files in the local  repository,  this  option  can  specify  a
              remote from which the files' contents should be removed.

       --auto Rather  than trying to drop all specified files, drop only those that are not preferred content of
              the repository, and avoid trying to drop files when there are not enough other copies for the drop
              to be possible.  See git-annex-preferred-content(1)

       --force
              Use  this  option with care! It bypasses safety checks, and forces git-annex to delete the content
              of the specified files, even from the last repository that is storing their content. Data loss can
              result from using this option.

       --all -A
              Rather  than  specifying a filename or path to drop, this option can be used to drop all available
              versions of all files.

              This is the default behavior when running git-annex drop in a bare repository.

              Note that this bypasses checking the .gitattributes annex.numcopies setting and  required  content
              settings.

       --branch=ref
              Drop files in the specified branch or treeish.

              Note  that  this bypasses checking the .gitattributes annex.numcopies setting and required content
              settings.

       --unused
              Drop files found by last run of git-annex unused.

              Note that this bypasses checking the .gitattributes annex.numcopies setting and  required  content
              settings.

       --key=keyname
              Use this option to drop a specified key.

              Note  that  this bypasses checking the .gitattributes annex.numcopies setting and required content
              settings.

       matching options
              The git-annex-matching-options(1) can be used to specify what to drop.

       --jobs=N -JN
              Runs multiple drop jobs in parallel. This is particularly useful when  git-annex  has  to  contact
              remotes to check if it can drop files.  For example: -J4

              Setting this to "cpus" will run one job per CPU core.

       --batch
              Enables batch mode, in which lines containing names of files to drop are read from stdin.

              As  each  specified  file  is processed, the usual output is displayed. If a file's content is not
              present, or it does not match specified matching options, or it is not an annexed  file,  a  blank
              line is output in response instead.

       --batch-keys
              This is like --batch but the lines read from stdin are parsed as keys.

              Note  that  this bypasses checking the .gitattributes annex.numcopies setting and required content
              settings.

       -z     Makes the batch input be delimited by nulls instead of the usual newlines.

       --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.

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

SEE ALSO

       git-annex(1)

       git-annex-get(1)

       git-annex-move(1)

       git-annex-copy(1)

AUTHOR

       Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

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