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uninit, unannex --fast: If hard link creation fails, fall back to slow mode.

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Joey Hess 2013-02-06 14:02:18 -04:00
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@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ Issue the following commands on a file system where hard links are disabled:
git-annex should probably not be used on a file system where hard links are disabled.
However, if the user is not aware that he's using git-annex on such a filesystem, he will accidently delete his annexed files by issuing a `git annex uninit` command.
> git-annex needs a POSIX filesystem, which includes the ability to create
> hard links. The `git annex add` in the example above will fail
> trying to create a hard link with current versions.
>
> I've made uninit fall back to a non-hard link mode. [[done]] --[[Joey]]