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@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ Some field types may add other custom properties.
you can use the ``yaml`` generic type, or write your own derivative
with an additional type).
+``integer`` properties
+----------------------
+
+``auto``:
+ automatic manipulation of the field contents.
+
+ The value of ``increment`` will autoincrement the value at every
+ update.
+
+ The reference client will run this update before editing an entry,
+ allowing further changes from the user; a command line user can then
+ decide to abort this change through the usual git commands.
+
+ Other clients may decide to use a different workflow.
+
+``increment``:
+ the amount by which an ``auto: increment`` field is incremented
+ (negative values are of course allowed).
+
``date`` and ``datetime`` properties
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