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| author |  Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2016-02-16 14:43:43 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2016-02-16 14:43:43 -0400 |
| commit | c11633a52dbdcc187f5afcef50776fa41c7327ce (patch) | |
| tree | 1de24f154cb953f9ce78c68315bc046d48f838c7 /doc/tips | |
| parent | 3776dee0a33fe3fe0cd1aceb14b5c2d0511d6c05 (diff) | |
annex.addunlocked
* add, addurl, import, importfeed: When in a v6 repository on a crippled
filesystem, add files unlocked.
* annex.addunlocked: New configuration setting, makes files always be
added unlocked. (v6 only)
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/tips')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn b/doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn index 31f9e9756..fd103940e 100644 --- a/doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/unlocked_files.mdwn @@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ git-annex converts between the content of the big file and a pointer file, which is what gets committed to git. All the regular git-annex commands (get, drop, etc) can be used on unlocked files too. +[[!template id=note text=""" +By default, git-annex commands will add files in locked mode, +unless used on a filesystem that does not support symlinks, when unlocked +mode is used. To make them always use unlocked mode, run: +`git config annex.addunlocked true` +"""]] + 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 |