2015-11-10 16:55:41 +00:00
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Normally, git-annex repositories consist of symlinks that are checked into
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git, and in turn point at the content of large files that is stored in
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`.git/annex/objects/`. Direct mode was a hack to avoid the symlinks.
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2012-12-12 19:36:00 +00:00
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2019-08-26 18:52:55 +00:00
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The advantage of direct mode was that you can access files directly,
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including modifying them. The disadvantage was that many regular git
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commands could not used in a direct mode repository, since they don't
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2015-11-10 16:55:41 +00:00
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understand how to update its working tree.
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2019-08-26 18:52:55 +00:00
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Direct mode has been removed from git-annex as of version 7.20190826.
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The first time a new git-annex is run in a direct mode repository,
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it automatically converts it to a v7 repository with
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[[unlocked|tips/unlocked files]]. See [[upgrades]] for details
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about the transition to v7 repositories.
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