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diff --git a/doc/bugs/annex_unannex__47__uninit_should_handle_copies.mdwn b/doc/bugs/annex_unannex__47__uninit_should_handle_copies.mdwn index 6d1799cd7..751e1afa9 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/annex_unannex__47__uninit_should_handle_copies.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/annex_unannex__47__uninit_should_handle_copies.mdwn @@ -6,3 +6,13 @@ However, if 2 copies are unannexed, only one is restored, the other becomes a br so my plan is to unninit this repo, delete the .git dir, and then annex everything, as I don't mind the history). Rafaël + +> The only way for git-annex to support this in its current state would be +> for the unannex command to copy the file content from the annex, rather +> than moving it out. Then multiple links to the same content could be +> unannexed. +> +> But, this would be slower, and would depend on a later `unused` and +> `dropunused` to actually remove the content. While doable, by use case +> for unannex is more to quickly undo a mistaken add, and it's unlikely there +> are multiple symlinks to the same content in this situation. --[[Joey]] |