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NAME
       git-annex-forget - prune git-annex branch history


SYNOPSIS
       git annex forget


DESCRIPTION
       Causes the git-annex branch to be rewritten, throwing away historical data about past locations of files.
       The resulting branch will use less space, but git annex log will not be able to show where files used  to
       be located.

       When  this  rewritten  branch is merged into other clones of the repository, git-annex will automatically
       perform the same rewriting to their local git-annex branches. So  the  forgetfulness  will  automatically
       propagate  out  from its starting point until all repositories running git-annex have forgotten their old
       history. (You may need to force git to push the branch to any git repositories not running git-annex.)


OPTIONS
       --drop-dead

              Also prune references to repositories that have been marked as dead.


SEE ALSO
       git-annex(1)


AUTHOR
       Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

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