From 4f670e6fb4c6159cbc58d8c593fb46ab1ff75273 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ewen Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:36:36 +0000 Subject: Add note about tracking guids since 2015 --- doc/tips/downloading_podcasts.mdwn | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/tips/downloading_podcasts.mdwn b/doc/tips/downloading_podcasts.mdwn index e11825420..2926c6710 100644 --- a/doc/tips/downloading_podcasts.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/downloading_podcasts.mdwn @@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ git-annex will avoid downloading a file from a feed if its url has already been stored in the repository before. So once a file is downloaded, you can move it around, delete it, `git annex drop` its content, etc, and it will not be downloaded again by repeated runs of -`git annex importfeed`. Just how a podcatcher should behave. +`git annex importfeed`. Just how a podcatcher should behave. (git-annex versions +since 2015 also tracks the podcast `guid` values, as metadata, to help avoid +duplication if the media file url changes; use `git annex metadata ...` to inspect.) ## templates -- cgit v1.2.3