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diff --git a/doc/forum/Best_way_to_remove_old_version_of_specific_file.mdwn b/doc/forum/Best_way_to_remove_old_version_of_specific_file.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4727c75c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Best_way_to_remove_old_version_of_specific_file.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +Hi, + +I store lots of books under annex and every once in a while one of them gets updated and I don't really want to keep the old version. I know about the `unused` subcommand but it makes a bit difficult to identify what I would be dropping. I mean, at the point in time when I'm replacing a file I already know I don't want to keep in the annex, maybe there is a method that directly referrs to that file instead of globally garbage collecting obscurely named files. Now, this is what comes to my mind: + +Alternative a + +1. git-annex drop f +2. git rm f +3. mv new-f f +4. git-annex add f + +Alternative b + +1. git-annex unlock f +2. mv new-f f +3. git-annex add f +4. git commit -am blah +5. git checkout HEAD^ +6. git-annex drop f +7. git checkout master + +As you can see neither option is that pretty. Is there any way to say 'drop f in revision r' or something similar? + +Thank you! |