NAME

       git-annex-rekey - change keys used for files

SYNOPSIS

       git annex rekey [file key ...]

DESCRIPTION

       This  plumbing-level command is similar to migrate, but you specify both the file, and the
       new key to use for it.

       Multiple pairs of file and key can be given in a single command line.

       Note that, unlike git-annex migrate, this does not copy over  metadata,  urls,  and  other
       such information from the old to the new key

OPTIONS

       --force

              Allow  rekeying  of  even files whose content is not currently available.  Use with
              caution.

       --batch
              Enables batch mode, in which lines are read from stdin.  Each line  should  contain
              the file, and the new key to use for that file, separated by a single space.

       -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-migrate(1)

AUTHOR

       Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

                                                                               git-annex-rekey(1)