NAME

git-annex view - enter a view branch

SYNOPSIS

git annex view [tag ...] [field=value ...] [field=glob ...] [!tag ...] [field!=value ...]

DESCRIPTION

Uses metadata to build a view branch of the files in the current branch, and checks out the view branch. Only files in the current branch whose metadata matches all the specified field values and tags will be shown in the view.

Multiple values for a metadata field can be specified, either by using a glob (field="*") or by listing each wanted value. The resulting view will put files in subdirectories according to the value of their fields.

Once within such a view, you can make additional directories, and copy or move files into them. When you commit, the metadata will be updated to correspond to your changes. Deleting files and committing also updates the metadata.

There are fields corresponding to the path to the file. So a file "foo/bar/baz/file" has fields "/=foo", "foo/=bar", and "foo/bar/=baz". These location fields can be used the same as other metadata to construct the view.

For example, /=podcasts will only include files from the podcasts directory in the view, while podcasts/=* will preserve the subdirectories of the podcasts directory in the view.

SEE ALSO

git-annex(1)

git-annex-metadata(1)

git-annex-vpop(1)

git-annex-vfilter(1)

git-annex-vadd(1)

git-annex-vcycle(1)

AUTHOR

Joey Hess id@joeyh.name

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