---
name: "git-annex-readpresentkey"
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-readpresentkey"
---

# git-annex-readpresentkey(1)

read records of where key is present

## NAME

git-annex-readpresentkey - read records of where key is present

## SYNOPSIS

git annex readpresentkey **key uuid**

## DESCRIPTION

This plumbing-level command reads git-annex's records about whether the specified key's content is present in the remote with the specified uuid.

It exits 0 if the key is recorded to be present and 1 if not.

Note that this does not do an active check to verify if the key is present. To do such a check, use [git-annex-checkpresentkey(1)](/git-annex-checkpresentkey/1.md)

## OPTIONS

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

  -

  ## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<id@joeyh.name\>