From e15ad92689d8ad0cf347631c196862fbd3d7434d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:41:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] close --- doc/todo/add_import_--to_command.mdwn | 2 +- ...ent_5_549edb19b222bf4bd1b87aceba007005._comment | 14 ++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 doc/todo/add_import_--to_command/comment_5_549edb19b222bf4bd1b87aceba007005._comment diff --git a/doc/todo/add_import_--to_command.mdwn b/doc/todo/add_import_--to_command.mdwn index 2e833e99e8..1b2683932a 100644 --- a/doc/todo/add_import_--to_command.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/add_import_--to_command.mdwn @@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ I have a bunch of files I want to track with `git-annex` that are sitting in an The proposed `--to=remote` option would add the files to my repo as `import` normally does, but it wouldn't every keep the content in the repo, the only copy would now sit in `s3-remote`. As little disk space as possible would be staged temporarily in `~/my-laptop-repo`. Perhaps the easiest option would be to import a file normally, but them immediately do a `move` to `s3-remote`? But, ideally for larger files, we would want to stream them directly from `/mnt/usb-drive/myfiles` to `s3-remote` without ever staging them at `~/my-laptop-repo`. -[[!tag unlikely needsthought]] +> [[done]] --[[Joey]] diff --git a/doc/todo/add_import_--to_command/comment_5_549edb19b222bf4bd1b87aceba007005._comment b/doc/todo/add_import_--to_command/comment_5_549edb19b222bf4bd1b87aceba007005._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ce52fec86e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/add_import_--to_command/comment_5_549edb19b222bf4bd1b87aceba007005._comment @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 5""" + date="2023-06-23T16:38:50Z" + content=""" +It's now possible to `git-annex import --no-content --from +a-directory-special-remote`. So then you have the files sitting on the +external drive and not filling up the git repository. + +And `git-annex copy --from foo --to bar` is also supported, so you can +use that to send the files over the S3 or wherever. + +So, I think this todo can be closed. +"""]] -- 2.30.2