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diff --git a/doc/todo/checkout.mdwn b/doc/todo/checkout.mdwn index 70d31a5ff..50da2d62e 100644 --- a/doc/todo/checkout.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/checkout.mdwn @@ -3,3 +3,21 @@ file's content, with a copy of the file. Once you've checked a file out, you can edit it, and `git commit` it. On commit, git-annex will detect if the file has been changed, and if it has, `add` its content to the annex. + +> Internally, this will need to store the original symlink to the file, in +> `.git/annex/checkedout/$filename`. +> +> * git-annex uncheckout moves that back +> * git-annex pre-commit hook checks each file being committed to see if +> it has a symlink there, and if so, removes the symlink and adds the new +> content to the annex. +> +> And it seems the file content should be copied, not moved or hard linked: +> +> * Makes sure other annexes can find it if transferring it from +> this annex. +> * Ensures it's always available for uncheckout. +> * Avoids the last copy of a file's content being lost when +> the checked out file is modified. + +[[done]] |