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| author |  http://peter-simons.myopenid.com/ <http://peter-simons.myopenid.com/@web> | 2012-02-09 18:31:03 +0000 |
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| committer |  admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2012-02-09 18:31:03 +0000 |
| commit | df3be7308093f33fa96c7d0c8d4f03d0499b7e17 (patch) | |
| tree | 5332aa9b9228e45e72546c9a2483ad94bc7a9261 | |
| parent | 1c0bd81ba6aa6bd081042c81fcb6dca21ece0eec (diff) | |
How to expire old versions of files that have been edited?
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diff --git a/doc/forum/How_to_expire_old_versions_of_files_that_have_been_edited__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/How_to_expire_old_versions_of_files_that_have_been_edited__63__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f06135c24 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/How_to_expire_old_versions_of_files_that_have_been_edited__63__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +My annex contains several large files that I have unlocked, edited, and committed again, i.e. the annex contains the version history of those files. However, I don't want the history -- keeping the latest version is good enough for me. Running `git annex unused` won't detect those old versions, though, because they aren't unused as old Git revisions still refer to them. So I wonder: + +1. What is the best way to get rid of the old versions of files in the annex? + +2. What is the best way to detect old versions of files in the annex? + +I guess, I could run `git rebase -i` to squash commits to those files into one commit, thereby getting rid of the references to the old copies, but that approach feels awkward and error prone. Is anyone aware of a better way? |