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diff --git a/doc/bugs/git_annex_lock_dangerous.mdwn b/doc/bugs/git_annex_lock_dangerous.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ae0ff24b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/git_annex_lock_dangerous.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +### Please describe the problem. + +Git annex lock discards data without --force; this is misleading from the name. + +### What steps will reproduce the problem? + + git annex unlock something.txt + kwrite something.txt # edit + git annex lock something.txt # lock is the opposite of unlock, right? + +Oops, just lost my changes! + +If you want my opinion, `git annex lock` should either require `-f` to throw away data or should be renamed (e.g. to `revert` or `checkout`). + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? + +git version 1.8.1.2, git-annex version: 4.20130815, Kubuntu 13.04 + +> Agreed; [[done]] --[[Joey]] |