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| author |  Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2016-03-29 11:33:26 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2016-03-29 11:39:43 -0400 |
| commit | 4e12a0146f3d76282b2f406f4fcb377450085447 (patch) | |
| tree | 94247bccb01634440af74373143d765c24d926af /doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn | |
| parent | 34018982ccb3e78b71446b7cf91e6f45ef644b48 (diff) | |
docs for git-annex adjust
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diff --git a/doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn b/doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn index fd103940e..cc9972f9e 100644 --- a/doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn @@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ mode is used. To make them always use unlocked mode, run: `git config annex.addunlocked true` """]] +## mixing locked and unlocked files + A v6 repository can contain both locked and unlocked files. You can switch a file back and forth using the `git annex lock` and `git annex unlock` commands. This changes what's stored in git between a git-annex symlink @@ -102,6 +104,12 @@ commands. This changes what's stored in git between a git-annex symlink the repository in locked mode, use `git annex add`; to add a file in unlocked mode, use `git add`. +If you want to mostly keep files locked, but be able to locally switch +to having them all unlocked, you can do so using `git annex adjust +--unlock`. See [[git-annex-adjust]] for details. This is particularly +useful when using filesystems like FAT, and OS's like Windows that don't +support symlinks. + ## using less disk space Unlocked files are handy, but they have one significant disadvantage |