git-annex-initcluster(1)

git-annex-initcluster1

Initialize a new cluster

Usage

git-annex initcluster name [description]

Overview

This command initializes a new cluster with the specified name. If no description is provided, one will be set automatically.

This command should be run in the repository that will serve as the gateway to the cluster.

The next step after running this command is to configure the cluster nodes, then run git-annex-updatecluster. See the documentation of that command for details about configuring nodes.

Options

The git-annex-common-options(1) can be used.

Releases

Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie).

  1. 13–Arch

Author

Joey Hess <[email protected]>

From git-annex 10.20261026-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.