A git-annex key has this format: BACKEND-sNNNN-mNNNN--NAME For example: SHA256E-s31390--f50d7ac4c6b9031379986bc362fcefb65f1e52621ce1708d537e740fefc59cc0.mp3 * The backend is one of the [[key-value_backends|backends]], which are always upper-cased. * The name field at the end has a format dependent on the backend. It is always the last field, and is prefixed with "--". Unlike other fields, it may contain "-" in its content. It should not contain newline characters; otherwise nearly anything goes. * The "-s" field is optional, and is the size of the content in bytes. * The "-m" field is optional, and is the mtime of the file when it was added to git-annex, expressed as seconds from the epoch. This is currently only used by the WORM backend. * Other fields could be added in the future, if needed. * Fields may appear, in any order (though always before the name field).