A git-annex key has this format:

	BACKEND-sNNNN-mNNNN--NAME

For example:

	SHA256E-s31390--f50d7ac4c6b9031379986bc362fcefb65f1e52621ce1708d537e740fefc59cc0.mp3

* The backend is one of the [[key-value_backends|backends]], which
  are always upper-cased.
* The name field at the end has a format dependent on the backend. It is
  always the last field, and is prefixed with "--". Unlike other fields,
  it may contain "-" in its content. It should not contain newline characters;
  otherwise nearly anything goes.
* The "-s" field is optional, and is the size of the content in bytes.
* The "-m" field is optional, and is the mtime of the file when it was
  added to git-annex, expressed as seconds from the epoch.
  This is currently only used by the WORM backend.
* Other fields could be added in the future, if needed.
* Fields may appear, in any order (though always before the name field).

The `git annex examinekey` command can be used to extract information from
a key.
