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[[!toc]] [[!toc]]
.git/annex symlink ---
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Antipattern # **Antipattern**
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Symlinking the `.git/annex` symlink directory, in the hope of saving Symlinking the `.git/annex` directory, in the hope of saving
disk space, is a horrible idea. The general antipattern is: disk space, is a horrible idea. The general antipattern is:
git clone repoA repoB git clone repoA repoB
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themselves in the foot by messing with the backend, there's not much themselves in the foot by messing with the backend, there's not much
we can do to change that in this case. we can do to change that in this case.
using reinit with an existing uuid without fsck ---
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# **Antipattern**
Reinit repo with an existing uuid without fsck
To quote the [[git-annex-reinit]] manpage: To quote the [[git-annex-reinit]] manpage:
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> to reuse a UUID -- for example, if a repository got deleted, and > to reuse a UUID -- for example, if a repository got deleted, and
> you're setting it back up. > you're setting it back up.
Anti-pattern
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[[git-annex-reinit]] can be used to reuse UUIDs for deleted [[git-annex-reinit]] can be used to reuse UUIDs for deleted
repositories. But what happens if you reuse the UUID of an *existing* repositories. But what happens if you reuse the UUID of an *existing*
repository, or a repository that hasn't been properly emptied before repository, or a repository that hasn't been properly emptied before