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author | 2015-05-28 20:27:45 +0000 | |
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committer | 2015-05-28 20:27:45 +0000 | |
commit | 7e5d89f2b091d0073483bfee02e2e8e1f8fbf6d2 (patch) | |
tree | 540d1d4af5480a98bd055502c4f0a954f404840f | |
parent | 0c342e9e3e7e9a797be33f4811e7e60ab89913d8 (diff) |
how do i disable special remotes temporarily?
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diff --git a/doc/forum/how_to_disable_a_remote_temporarily.mdwn b/doc/forum/how_to_disable_a_remote_temporarily.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..059efc6de --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/how_to_disable_a_remote_temporarily.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +In our quest to find dumb replacements for [[todo/wishlist:___39__get__39___queue_and_schedule]], we have setup a cronjob that would start and stop the assistant during certain time windows, to ensure that it would not download during prime bandwidth time. + +But that isn't exactly what we're looking for: we would like the assistant to continue doing its usual thing of adding and removing files, and even syncing the git branches. Just not get/move files around. + +One way I thought of doing this was to disable a remote locally. [[git-annex-dead]] of course comes to mind, but that applies to all repositories, so it's not an option. If the remote was in git, i could just `git remote rm origin` and `git remote add origin` and be done with it, but this is the *web* remote, so it doesn't even show up in `git remote -v`. + +So how do i disable a [[special remotes]]? + +Thanks! --[[anarcat]] |