close bug report and improve docs that led to it being filed

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Joey Hess 2023-06-12 16:30:21 -04:00
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@ -15,18 +15,20 @@ If no path is specified, adds files from the current directory and below.
Files that are already checked into git and are unmodified, or that Files that are already checked into git and are unmodified, or that
git has been configured to ignore will be silently skipped. git has been configured to ignore will be silently skipped.
If annex.largefiles is configured, and does not match a file, If annex.largefiles is configured (in git config, gitattributes, or
`git annex add` will behave the same as `git add` and add the git-annex config), and does not match a file, `git annex add` will behave
non-large file directly to the git repository, instead of to the annex. the same as `git add` and add the non-large file directly to the git
(By default dotfiles are assumed to not be large, and are added directly repository, instead of to the annex. (By default dotfiles are assumed to
to git, but annex.dotfiles can be configured to annex those too.) not be large, and are added directly to git, but annex.dotfiles can be
See the git-annex manpage for documentation of these and other configured to annex those too.) See the git-annex manpage for documentation
configuration settings. of these and other configuration settings.
Large files are added to the annex in locked form, which prevents further By default, large files are added to the annex in locked form, which
modification of their content unless unlocked by [[git-annex-unlock]](1). prevents further modification of their content until
(This is not the case however when a repository is in a filesystem not unlocked by [[git-annex-unlock]](1). (This is not the case however
supporting symlinks.) when a repository is in a filesystem not supporting symlinks.)
The annex.addunlocked git config (and git-annex config) can be used to
change this behavior.
This command can also be used to add symbolic links, both symlinks to This command can also be used to add symbolic links, both symlinks to
annexed content, and other symlinks. annexed content, and other symlinks.

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@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ git config annex.addunlocked 'include=**/*.odt or include=**/*.pdf'
What do you think? What do you think?
Cheers, Yann Cheers, Yann
> [[notabug|done]] --[[Joey]]

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[[!comment format=mdwn
username="joey"
subject="""comment 4"""
date="2023-06-12T20:29:05Z"
content="""
I've updated the man page to document annex.addunlocked.
"""]]