---
name: "git-annex-backends"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git-annex"
version: "10.20261026-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-annex-backends"
---

# git-annex-backends(1)

key/value backends for git-annex

## 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)](/git-annex/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<id@joeyh.name\>

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