---
name: "git-annex-describe"
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-describe"
---

# git-annex-describe(1)

change description of a repository

## NAME

git-annex-describe - change description of a repository

## SYNOPSIS

git annex describe repository description

## DESCRIPTION

Changes the description of a repository.

The repository to describe can be specified by git remote name or by uuid. To change the description of the current repository, use "here".

Repository descriptions are displayed by git-annex in various places. They are most useful when git-annex knows about a repository, but there is no git remote corresponding to it.

## OPTIONS

- **--json**

  -

  Enable JSON output. This is intended to be parsed by programs that use git-annex. Each line of output is a JSON object.

-

  - **--json-error-messages**

  Messages that would normally be output to standard error are included in the JSON instead.

-

  - Also the [git-annex-common-options(1)](/git-annex-common-options/1.md) can be used.

  ## SEE ALSO

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

[git-annex-init(1)](/git-annex-init/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<id@joeyh.name\>