forum/git annex copy more informative about why some files are not copiedgit-annexhttp://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/git_annex_copy_more_informative_about_why_some_files_are_not_copied/git-annexikiwiki2014-02-02T21:13:22Zcomment 1http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/git_annex_copy_more_informative_about_why_some_files_are_not_copied/comment_1_75445fc0e01ee99bae1c1f5a60e314bc/joeyh.name2014-02-02T21:13:22Z2014-02-02T21:13:21Z
<p>I think that this behavior of git-annex is quite useful once you get used to it. It can sometimes trip up new users, but new users would not know about some --explain switch that made it say why it skipped each file. So, I consider this a documentation issue, and I've added a section to the walkthrough to help users learn about it:</p>
<p><a href="http://git-annex.branchable.com/walkthrough/quiet_please:_When_git-annex_seems_to_skip_files/">http://git-annex.branchable.com/walkthrough/quiet_please:_When_git-annex_seems_to_skip_files/</a></p>
<p>As far as copy --from --to, it has been suggested before; I think there is even a todo about it somewhere, but such remote-to-remote transfers are expensive and I would hope it would not normally be used.</p>