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Re: [PATCH] Introduce core.keepHardLinks

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Oct 13, 2008, 08:58 UTC
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Hi,
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
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> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > 
> > When a tracked file was hard linked, we used to break the hard link
> > whenever Git writes to that file.  Make that optional.
> 
> Why would anyone want to do this?
> 
> I cannot fathom why a user wants this much rope to hang themselves 
> with...
The question is not so much why anyone want to do this, but _if_.
And the answer is: yes.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Introduce core.keepHardLinksJohannes Schindelin, Oct 11, 2008
  2. Shawn O. PearceOct 12, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinOct 13, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinOct 13, 2008
  6. Stephan BeyerOct 13, 2008
  7. Shawn O. PearceOct 13, 2008
  8. Johannes SchindelinOct 13, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinOct 13, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2008
  12. Johannes SchindelinOct 15, 2008
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinOct 13, 2008

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