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authorGravatar https://anarc.at/openid/ <anarcat@web>2017-01-17 19:33:36 +0000
committerGravatar admin <admin@branchable.com>2017-01-17 19:33:36 +0000
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use stronger wording in reinit regarding fsck
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@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ UUID -- for example, if a repository got deleted, and you're
setting it back up.
Use this with caution; it can be confusing to have two existing
-repositories with the same UUID. Also, you will probably want to run
-a fsck.
+repositories with the same UUID. It can lead to data loss and other
+weird phenomenons. Make sure you run `git annex fsck` after changing
+the UUID of a repository to make sure location tracking information is
+recorded correctly.
Like `git annex init`, this attempts to enable any special remotes
that are configured with autoenable=true.
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ that are configured with autoenable=true.
[[git-annex-init]](1)
+[[git-annex-fsck]](1)
+
# AUTHOR
Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>