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annex.hardlink extended to also try to use hard links when copying from the repository to a remote.

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Also, it used to only check that one of the repos was not in direct mode;
now when either repo is direct mode, annex.hardlink won't have an effect.
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Joey Hess 2015-09-14 12:13:38 -04:00
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@ -875,8 +875,8 @@ Here are all the supported configuration settings.
* `annex.hardlink`
Set this to `true` to make file contents be hard linked into the
repository when possible, instead of a more expensive copy.
Set this to `true` to make file contents be hard linked between the
repository and its remotes when possible, instead of a more expensive copy.
Use with caution -- This can invalidate numcopies counting, since
with hard links, fewer copies of a file can exist. So, it is a good

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@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ repository when eg `git annex copy --from origin`. This should also
be done when copying files --to origin (or other remotes on the same
filesystem). This way, a quick shared clone can be used to add/modify
files, and cheaply send the changes back to the parent repo. --[[Joey]]
> [[done]] --[[Joey]]