From 288041b609ea0acc9ce3659fb14030debd3627a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gus Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 23:21:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- doc/forum/Clarification_in_usage_case.mdwn | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Clarification_in_usage_case.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/Clarification_in_usage_case.mdwn b/doc/forum/Clarification_in_usage_case.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2426f86801 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Clarification_in_usage_case.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +Hello. This is in the git-annex usage case called "the nomad": +> When she has 1 bar on her cell, Alice queues up interesting files on her server for later. At a coffee shop, she has git-annex download them to her USB drive. + +Every time I read this, it makes me think that it would be possible to "tag" a number of files, and then get them all in one go when they are made available. This would be quite useful since I don't always remember what files I wanted when I plug in the external HD and I don't always go get the HD when I remember one more file that would be convenient to have. + +Unfortunately I never did find a way of achieving this (not on the command line). Perhaps I could use the *preferred content* to achieve that effect, but it does not seem as convenient as something like an hypothetical `git-annex get --delayed filename1 filename2`. + +Could someone suggest a way of doing this? Thank you very much. I'm still learning this neat tool.