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diff --git a/doc/todo/wishlist:_recursive_directory_remote_setup__47__addurl.mdwn b/doc/todo/wishlist:_recursive_directory_remote_setup__47__addurl.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2bfb90b54 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/wishlist:_recursive_directory_remote_setup__47__addurl.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +I think it would be interesting to have a way to recursively import a local directory without actually moving files around. And to be able to checksum these files as well (without moving them into the annex). + +This would work somewhat similar to looping over a directory and adding file:// remotes for each file. + +A use case is importing optical media (read-only), whilst keeping that media as a remote, and being able to calculate checksums directly without moving any files around. + +For single files, it would also be interesting if addurl had a "--localchecksum" option that would only work for file:// urls, and make it checksum files directly from their source location?) |