From: 9qf@758d7b174d81a134727acab9db0168c8f0782b3a <9qf@web>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:21:19 +0000 (+0000)
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+I am syncing two repos A and B. Will the following operations cause data loss:
+1. File 1 is locked in repo A, and its symlink target is edited without unlocking file 1.
+2. File 1 is unlocked and editted in repo B, followed by a git-annex add operation.
+3. Repo A and B are synced with git-annex sync --content
+Will the editing in step 1 be lost? If so, can you please do a git fsck on the file to be overwritten to at lease give a warning.
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+I am using emacs su-mode, until recently have I found that su-mode let me edit the symlink target without unlocking.