# NAME

git-annex-backends - key/value backends for git-annex

# DESCRIPTION

The "backend" in git-annex controls how a key is generated from a file's
content and/or filesystem metadata. Most backends are different kinds of
hashes. A single repository can use different backends for different files.

For a list of available backends, see `git-annex version`. For more
details, see <https://git-annex.branchable.com/backends/>

# SEE ALSO

[[git-annex]](1)

# AUTHOR

Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

<http://git-annex.branchable.com/>

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