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diff --git a/doc/bugs/Revert_to_old_file_version_in_direct_mode___40__VFAT__41__.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Revert_to_old_file_version_in_direct_mode___40__VFAT__41__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d2610aa6a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/Revert_to_old_file_version_in_direct_mode___40__VFAT__41__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +### Please describe the problem. + +Somewhere on the forums you advised that in order to revert to an old +version of a file in a direct-mode annex, one should briefly switch to +indirect mode and check out an earlier revision. + +This won’t work though if the direct-mode repo is on a VFAT +file-system, which does not support indirect mode. + +If I didn’t overlook an alternative way, would it make sense to expose +this functionality in «git annex get $file»? Like «git annex get $file +--from $repo/$revision»? + +Specifying revisions to get from might also be convenient for +alternative use-cases, I suppose. + +Best regards, +T. + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? + +git-annex 5.20140421 +Linux 3.14.3 |