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diff --git a/doc/forum/Assistant_-_pausing___47___using_lock_file_to_get_atomic__40__ish__41___states__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/Assistant_-_pausing___47___using_lock_file_to_get_atomic__40__ish__41___states__63__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b75a6eb27 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Assistant_-_pausing___47___using_lock_file_to_get_atomic__40__ish__41___states__63__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +Is there functionality to pause the assistant so that a group of changes all get committed at once? + +The case I'm thinking of is using git-annex to manage distribution of my bup backups. I want to make sure that all the backup files are written - and then the par2 files generated from `fsck`ing - before they are committed and shipped. + +Naively, I'm looking for something as simple as a lockfile to touch at the start of the backup and then remove afterwards. + +Of course I could just run `git annex sync --content` after the backup is run, but, I'm was thinking that the assistant might be more set and forget... + + +Does anyone do pausing or something similar? |