NAME

       git-annex-fromkey - adds a file using a specific key

SYNOPSIS

       git annex fromkey [key file]

DESCRIPTION

       This plumbing-level command can be used to manually set up a file in the git repository to
       link to a specified key.

       If the key and file are not specified on the command line,  they  are  instead  read  from
       stdin.  Any  number  of  lines  can  be  provided  in this mode, each containing a key and
       filename, separated by a single space.

       Normally the key is a git-annex formatted key. However, to make it easier to use  this  to
       add  urls,  if  the  key  cannot  be  parsed  as  a key, and is a valid url, an URL key is
       constructed from the url. Note that this does not register the url as a  location  of  the
       key; use git-annex-registerurl(1) to do that.

OPTIONS

       --force

              Allow making a file link to a key whose content is not in the local repository. The
              key may not be known to git-annex at all.

SEE ALSO

       git-annex(1)

AUTHOR

       Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

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