.TH git-annex-numcopies 1 .SH NAME git\-annex numcopies \- configure desired number of copies .PP .SH SYNOPSIS git annex numcopies \fBN\fP .PP .SH DESCRIPTION Tells git\-annex how many copies it should preserve of files, over all repositories. The default is 1. .PP Run without a number to get the current value. .PP When git\-annex is asked to drop a file, it first verifies that the required number of copies can be satisfied among all the other repositories that have a copy of the file. .PP This can be overridden on a per\-file basis by the annex.numcopies setting in .gitattributes files. .PP .SH SEE ALSO git\-annex(1) .PP .SH AUTHOR Joey Hess .PP .PP