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| author |  https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnVnsqEy82M-MuS2gLri-az83wSQ6lXSrc <Jean@web> | 2015-04-08 13:48:00 +0000 |
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| committer |  admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2015-04-08 13:48:00 +0000 |
| commit | fdf826dcbc9b7120adaffee3d910c7a6727c6a2f (patch) | |
| tree | 7e937a841f17272ebeed8fdb2aad00e53b3bf098 | |
| parent | ecbf19c7cf52037887fde91a3ff17c59891ef425 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/doc/forum/why_doesn__39__t___96__git_annex_fix__96___fix_a_link__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/why_doesn__39__t___96__git_annex_fix__96___fix_a_link__63__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..305629ada --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/why_doesn__39__t___96__git_annex_fix__96___fix_a_link__63__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +We have the correct symlink: + + $ ls -lh Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 + lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user 204 Apr 8 20:22 Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 -> .git/annex/objects/6q/Wz/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4 + +The object is in place: + + $ ls -lh .git/annex/objects/6q/Wz/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4 + -r-------- 1 user user 1,4G Dec 28 2010 .git/annex/objects/6q/Wz/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4 + +Now I move the symlink, which becomes broken: + + $ mv Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 Videos/ + +I try to fix the symlink: + + $ git annex sync + $ git annex fix Videos/Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 + +But it stays broken: + + $ ls -lh Videos/Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 + lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user 204 Apr 8 20:22 Videos/Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 -> .git/annex/objects/6q/Wz/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4 + +Ah, when I try to `git mv Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 Videos/`, +I am warned that the link is not under version control. How did the symlink get +made in the first place, if not by git-annex? It should be known, right? + +After I `git annex add`, I can `git mv` and then `git annex fix`. + +How did I get into the state where I have a symlink pointing at an imported +object, which is not under version control? |