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diff --git a/doc/tips/antipatterns.mdwn b/doc/tips/antipatterns.mdwn index 04504ac9c..8e8a98acb 100644 --- a/doc/tips/antipatterns.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/antipatterns.mdwn @@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ possible ways of doing things. [[!toc]] -.git/annex symlink -================== +--- -Antipattern ------------ +# **Antipattern** -Symlinking the `.git/annex` symlink directory, in the hope of saving +Symlinking the `.git/annex` directory, in the hope of saving disk space, is a horrible idea. The general antipattern is: git clone repoA repoB @@ -54,8 +52,11 @@ Probably no way to fix this in git-annex - if users want to shoot themselves in the foot by messing with the backend, there's not much we can do to change that in this case. -using reinit with an existing uuid without fsck -=============================================== +--- + +# **Antipattern** + +Reinit repo with an existing uuid without fsck To quote the [[git-annex-reinit]] manpage: @@ -64,9 +65,6 @@ To quote the [[git-annex-reinit]] manpage: > to reuse a UUID -- for example, if a repository got deleted, and > you're setting it back up. -Anti-pattern ------------- - [[git-annex-reinit]] can be used to reuse UUIDs for deleted repositories. But what happens if you reuse the UUID of an *existing* repository, or a repository that hasn't been properly emptied before |