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diff --git a/doc/forum/recover_deleted_files___63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/recover_deleted_files___63__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7bec36968 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/recover_deleted_files___63__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +hi, + +i think of use git-annex as the backbone of a archival systems. at first point no distributed storage, just 1 node. +but now i run into the topic below ( deleted the "named" symlink of the "object" -- how to recover ?) + +maybe someone can enlighten me... + +thanks, +.ka + +// about the version. ( debian-squeeze, bpo ) + +$ git-annex version +git-annex version: 3.20120629~bpo60+2 +local repository version: 3 +default repository version: 3 +supported repository versions: 3 +upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 + +// building up a testcase. + +$ git init +Initialized empty Git repository in ...test2/.git/ + +$ git annex init +init ok +(Recording state in git...) + +$ echo "aaa" > 1.txt + +$ echo "bbb" > 2.txt + +$ git-annex add . +add 1.txt (checksum...) ok +add 2.txt (checksum...) ok +(Recording state in git...) + +$ git commit -a -m "added 2 files" +fatal: No HEAD commit to compare with (yet) +fatal: No HEAD commit to compare with (yet) +[master (root-commit) fc2a5d7] added 2 files + Committer: userhere user <bla@bla> +Your name and email address were configured automatically based +on your username and hostname. Please check that they are accurate. +... + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) + create mode 120000 1.txt + create mode 120000 2.txt + +// ok, so far standard. i have now 2 files - lets delete one. + +$ rm 2.txt +$ ls -l +lrwxrwxrwx 1 xp xp 176 24. Okt 22:55 1.txt -> .git/annex/objects/Z6/7q/SHA256-s4--17e682f060b5f8e47ea04c5c4855908b0a5ad612022260fe50e11ecb0cc0ab76/SHA256-s4--17e682f060b5f8e47ea04c5c4855908b0a5ad612022260fe50e11ecb0cc0ab76 + +// eek, delete of 2.txt was a bad idea (it was just the symlink) -- try to recover... + +$ git-annex fix +$ git-annex fsck +fsck 1.txt (checksum...) ok +$ ls +1.txt + +// still not here.. how to recover the link to 2.txt ??? +// i still see the content of the file in the object folder +// if I want to use git-annex as the backend of a archival system, this is important. |