git-annex-4.20131024: doc/forum/unlock__47__lock_always_gets_me.mdwn
Several times now I've done something like:
$ git annex unlock movie.avi
$ mv /tmp/fixed.avi movie.avi
$ git annex lock movie.avi
Oops, I just lost my fixed.avi! That really feels like the right sequence of operations to me, so I'm always surprised when I make that mistake. I would like to see the current `lock` renamed to something like `undo-unlock`, or have the behavior changed to be the same as `add`, or maybe warn and require a `--force` when the file has been changed.
If changing current behavior is undesirable, maybe `unlock` could just print a reminder that `git annex add` is the correct next step after making changes?
Failing that, I suppose I could slowly start to learn from my mistakes.