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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="Ilya_Shlyakhter"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/1647044369aa7747829c38b9dcc84df0"
+ subject="keeping state re: unlocked files?"
+ date="2021-03-21T18:29:13Z"
+ content="""
+\"There's no state about this kept anywhere else\" -- not sure that's accurate: e.g. git-annex keeps track of inodes of unlocked files.   Maybe @joeyh can clarify?
+
+
+"""]]