---
name: "git-annex-oldkeys"
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-oldkeys"
---

# git-annex-oldkeys(1)

list keys used for old versions of files

## NAME

git-annex-oldkeys - list keys used for old versions of files

## SYNOPSIS

git annex oldkeys **\[path ...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Lists keys used for old versions of the specified files or directories.

The output from this command can be piped into a command like **git-annex drop --batch-keys**

The keys are listed in order from newest to oldest.

When listing old keys for a directory, it will include keys used by deleted files that were in that directory in past commits.

## OPTIONS

- \--unchecked

  -

  By default this command does not list a key that is also used by any file in the currently checked out branch. This option makes it also list such keys.

-

  The default behavior avoids surprises when dropping listed keys. This option can be useful when eg copying all old versions of a file to a remote.

-

  - \--revision-range=value

  Only list old keys used in the specified range of revisions. This works the same as the revision range option of **git log**. See [gitrevisions(7)](/gitrevisions/7.md) for documentation about the format of this option.

-

  For example, to list only keys used since the tag v1.0, use **--revision-range=v1.0..HEAD**

-

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

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<id@joeyh.name\>