From 15e58a0f74e126cb6ee834095cebf29dc4d43049 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: agschaid Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 17:48:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- doc/forum/View_for_locally_existing_files.mdwn | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/View_for_locally_existing_files.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/View_for_locally_existing_files.mdwn b/doc/forum/View_for_locally_existing_files.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..31c92536de --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/View_for_locally_existing_files.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +Hi, + +Is there a way to make a "view" that only shows me files that are locally existing (meaning: where the binary is present in the repo I am working on)? + +I had a look at documentation and the forum but I did not find anything fitting (I honestly assume that I overlooked it somewhere). To me views, vfilter and such do not appear to meet my needs since they are only working on metadata. + +Why do I need this? +I am starting to manage my music collection with git annex. On most devices I only have a fraction of the globally available collection. I would like to see only those symlinks that actually lead to binary files. This way I would not to confuse music players with broken symlinks and know at a glance what I can actually listen to right now.