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diff --git a/doc/forum/Slightly_finer_control_over_file_whereabouts.mdwn b/doc/forum/Slightly_finer_control_over_file_whereabouts.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2caf332af --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Slightly_finer_control_over_file_whereabouts.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +I have previously been confused by how to have a bit more manual control over where files are (as in [[bugs/git-annex_immediately_re-gets_dropped_files/]]). + +I thought perhaps something like an archive directory would work, but as I might want different computers to have different content, perhaps a per-computer archive repository. + +To that end, I have + +<pre>walter@dionysus:~/annex$ git annex content . +(exclude=archive/dionysus/* or (not (copies=archive:1 or copies=smallarchive:1))) or (not copies=semitrusted+:1) +ok</pre> + +which is a modified version of the archive [[preferred_content]], but with the intention that I change the part after `exclude` to be different for each client. +I also set the group to client for this client (dionysus). + +However, it does not seem to drop files when I move them into `archive/dionysus/`, and I cannot see anything in the logs to suggest why. + +What am I doing wrong here? Or, is this the wrong approach? + +--Walter |