.TH git-annex-rekey 1
.SH NAME
git-annex-rekey \- change keys used for files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
git annex rekey \fB[file key ...]\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
This plumbing\-level command is similar to migrate, but you specify
both the file, and the new key to use for it.
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Multiple pairs of file and key can be given in a single command line.
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Note that, unlike \fBgit-annex migrate\fP, this does not copy over metadata,
urls, and other such information from the old to the new key
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.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-\-force\fP"
.IP
Allow rekeying of even files whose content is not currently available.
Use with caution.
.IP
.IP "\fB\-\-batch\fP"
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.
.IP
.IP "\fB\-z\fP"
Makes the \fB\-\-batch\fP input be delimited by nulls instead of the usual
newlines.
.IP
.IP "\fB\-\-json\fP"
Enable JSON output. This is intended to be parsed by programs that use
git-annex. Each line of output is a JSON object.
.IP
.IP "\fB\-\-json\-error\-messages\fP"
Messages that would normally be output to standard error are included in
the JSON instead.
.IP
.IP "Also the git-annex\-common\-options(1) can be used."
.SH SEE ALSO
git-annex(1)
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git-annex\-migrate(1)
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.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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