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| author |  https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlgyVag95OnpvSzQofjyX0WjW__MOMKsl0 <Sehr@web> | 2012-11-28 11:47:46 +0000 |
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| committer |  admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2012-11-28 11:47:46 +0000 |
| commit | 357f2ea6cdaf8a430237edcd441bfa31bdf64447 (patch) | |
| tree | 9c1fdf1ec167551b19e02337676f12f591e970f4 /doc/forum | |
| parent | e37cb2e240371fc8e66c62ab36c9c2fc9fccbcea (diff) | |
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diff --git a/doc/forum/Moving_large_files_within_the_repo_without_copying___63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/Moving_large_files_within_the_repo_without_copying___63__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..55d51f21d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Moving_large_files_within_the_repo_without_copying___63__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Is there a way to move a large file without "git annex unlock"ing it (Which takes very long for copying and then rehashing the file)? +Using a simple "mv" or "git mv" results in broken symlinks, if the target directory is on a different hierarchy level: + +Example: + +Initial State: + + $ ls -Hl Pictures: + Pictures/showImages.jpg -> ../.git/annex/objects/90/32/SHA1-s8737--a8bfb285d0ae394cb75c86f1eb9f703fb678a51e/SHA1-s8737--a8bfb285d0ae394cb + +Move: + + $ mv Pictures/showImages.jpg . + +Result: + + $ ls -H showImages.jpg + ls: cannot access showImages.jpg: No such file or directory + |