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Re: A puzzle: reset --hard and hard links

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brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date
Jan 20, 2022, 22:20 UTC
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On 2022-01-20 at 08:59:02, Michael Herrmann wrote:
> Thank you for your replies. Is there a way to tell Git not to sever
> hard links as highlighted by my example?

No, there isn't. If you need to deal with files that should be linked and stored in a Git repository, your best bet is symlinks.

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brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA
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