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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/internals/lockdown.mdwn b/doc/internals/lockdown.mdwn index a7775cd3a..5e1160de1 100644 --- a/doc/internals/lockdown.mdwn +++ b/doc/internals/lockdown.mdwn @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Object files stored in `.git/annex/objects` are each put in their own directory. This allows the write bit to be removed from both the file, and its directory, -which prevents accidentially deleting or changing the file contents. +which prevents accidentally deleting or changing the file contents. The reasoning for doing this follows: @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ But git-annex does not make a local copy of a file added to it, because the file could be very large. So, it's important for git-annex to find another way to preserve the expected -property that once committed, you cannot accidentially lose a file. +property that once committed, you cannot accidentally lose a file. The most important protection it makes is just to remove the write bit of the file. Thus preventing programs from modifying it. |