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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/todo/smudge.mdwn b/doc/todo/smudge.mdwn index 094b5f880..6e6af6f65 100644 --- a/doc/todo/smudge.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/smudge.mdwn @@ -308,15 +308,17 @@ annex.version changes to 6 Upgrade should be handled automatically. -On upgrade, update .gitattributes with a stock configuration, unless -it already mentions "filter=annex". +On upgrade, update $GIT_DIR/info/attributes with a stock configuration, +unless it already mentions "filter=annex". Upgrading a direct mode repo needs to switch it out of bare mode, and needs to run `git annex unlock` on all files (or reach the same result). So will need to stage changes to all annexed files. When a repo has some clones indirect and some direct, the upgraded repo -will have all files unlocked, necessarily in all clones. +will have all files unlocked, necessarily in all clones. This happens +automatically, because when the direct repos are upgraded that causes the +files to be unlocked, while the indirect upgrades don't touch the files. ---- |