.TH git-annex-describe 1 .SH NAME git-annex-describe \- change description of a repository .PP .SH SYNOPSIS git annex describe repository description .PP .SH DESCRIPTION Changes the description of a repository. .PP The repository to describe can be specified by git remote name or by uuid. To change the description of the current repository, use "here". .PP Repository descriptions are displayed by git-annex in various places. They are most useful when git-annex knows about a repository, but there is no git remote corresponding to it. .PP .SH OPTIONS .IP "\fB\-\-json\fP" .IP 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) .PP git-annex\-init(1) .PP .SH AUTHOR Joey Hess .PP .PP