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added a forum question about replacing a locked file without explicitly unlocking/relocking

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If I want to replace a locked file with new content, rather than edit the existing content, is it ok to skip the [[`git-annex-unlock`|git-annex-unlock]]/[[`git-annex-lock`|git-annex-lock]] steps? If I just remove the symlink to the annex, create a new regular file in its place, then [[`git-annex-add`|git-annex-add]] the new file and commit, things seem to work fine. Does this create some inconsistency that can come back to bite me later, or is this supported usage?