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diff --git a/doc/forum/How_to_hide_broken_symlinks.mdwn b/doc/forum/How_to_hide_broken_symlinks.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7c92f3251 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/How_to_hide_broken_symlinks.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +This is a method for hiding broken links using git-annex views. + +Each annex will need it's own name for this system to work. For this example I'll use "localdrive." After getting file content, run: + + git-annex metadata --not --in=here --metadata in=localdrive . -s in-=localdrive + git-annex metadata --in=here --not --metadata in=localdrive . -s in+=localdrive + git-annex view /=* + git-annex vfilter in=localdrive + +Unused links will be hidden. Folder structures will remain the same. + +To switch back use: + + git-annex vpop 2 + +Because this is a lot to type, I've placed these in a bash script in the base folder (ignored with .gitignore so it isn't sent to other repos). The local repo name can be changed by editing THISREPO: + + #!/bin/bash + + THISREPO='localdrive' + + git-annex metadata --not --in=here --metadata in=$THISREPO . -s in-=$THISREPO + git-annex metadata --in=here --not --metadata in=$THISREPO . -s in+=$THISREPO + git-annex view /=* + git-annex vfilter in=$THISREPO + + exit 0 + +## Hiding Broken Links in Preferred Content Repos + +If you have a repo with preferred content settings, this can be shortened to a single script which can be run to "refresh" the view: + + #!/bin/bash + + THISREPO='pcrepo' + + git-annex vpop 2 + git-annex sync + git-annex get --auto + git-annex metadata --not --in=here --metadata in=$THISREPO . -s in-=$THISREPO + git-annex metadata --in=here --not --metadata in=$THISREPO . -s in+=$THISREPO + git-annex view /=* + git-annex vfilter in=$THISREPO + + exit 0 |