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diff --git a/doc/forum/How_to_revert_metadata_changes.mdwn b/doc/forum/How_to_revert_metadata_changes.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..429640eff --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/How_to_revert_metadata_changes.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Hi, + +I accidentally changed some metadata tags for all annexed files in a directory (by omitting the filename to the git annex metadata call). How can I revert that change? + +I tried a git reset --hard on the git-annex branch, but after checking out master and adding a new file the changes magically reappeared. + +git-annex version: 5.20141125 + +To reproduce do: + + git init; git annex init + echo Hi > a.txt; git annex add a.txt + git commit -m 'Initial add' + git annex metadata --set name=bla + git annex metadata --set name=blu + git checkout git-annex + git reset --hard HEAD^ + git checkout master + git annex metadata a.txt # name=bla + echo Huch > b.txt; git annex add b.txt + git annex metadata a.txt # name=blu again + +Cheers, + +Markus |