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author | Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2016-05-10 14:07:36 -0400 |
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committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2016-05-10 14:07:36 -0400 |
commit | 13f088073ed72b68ac5a5e5bab737f9ab63a7aa5 (patch) | |
tree | 6d09972ed1783417c3560c2bab5eb3849fa47678 /doc | |
parent | 72c53a3c6fc57bdd89bd4675d4c79ae27034f68c (diff) | |
parent | a03c2109930f060ec48ed65d5d2dffef3dcb510d (diff) |
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git-annex.branchable.com
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diff --git a/doc/forum/Making_a_git-annexy_symlink___34__known__34____63__/comment_2_de77cc2bee45706c4bbe407d8846778e._comment b/doc/forum/Making_a_git-annexy_symlink___34__known__34____63__/comment_2_de77cc2bee45706c4bbe407d8846778e._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1d84df882 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Making_a_git-annexy_symlink___34__known__34____63__/comment_2_de77cc2bee45706c4bbe407d8846778e._comment @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="CandyAngel" + subject="comment 2" + date="2016-05-10T17:44:38Z" + content=""" +It protects against adding in corrupted files without noticing. + +If I move the symlink as a real file, the receiving git-annex will rehash it and, if it is corrupted, effectively change the symlink to a corrupt file with no way to tell this has occured. + +This method leaves the transplanted symlink broken (and may be fixed by a reinject of a good copy of the file from another drive) and the corrupt content would be left behind by the reinject. This makes it very obvious something has happened. + +Thank you for making these changes to support my use case. I really hope it doesn't break anyone else's! +"""]] diff --git a/doc/forum/Wrong_symlink_target_on_usb_drive/comment_4_f6ee6bfd5d82f0925f0e174b4c75e592._comment b/doc/forum/Wrong_symlink_target_on_usb_drive/comment_4_f6ee6bfd5d82f0925f0e174b4c75e592._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b80d95062 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Wrong_symlink_target_on_usb_drive/comment_4_f6ee6bfd5d82f0925f0e174b4c75e592._comment @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="pixunil" + subject="git config" + date="2016-05-10T17:59:10Z" + content=""" +``` +[core] + repositoryformatversion = 0 + filemode = false + bare = false + logallrefupdates = true + symlinks = true +[annex] + uuid = ebd16ddb-548c-4078-b35e-087132523924 + crippledfilesystem = true + version = 6 +[filter \"annex\"] + smudge = git-annex smudge %f + clean = git-annex smudge --clean %f +# remote and user omitted +``` + +Gotcha! `core.symlinks` is `true`! +I set it to `false` and running `unlock` works fine, but after `lock` the file contents gets replaced with the two digits directories (not the three digits directories which are the place where the object is saved). Also, I can't unlock the file afterwards anymore. + +However, I would be fine if symlinks work fine on other file system (as mentioned, would be great for saving space and have the access to the files) or other method. +"""]] |