From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa Subject: Re: [Feature request] org-backup Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:44:13 -0600 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=35409 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PpO0f-0004nh-BR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:44:18 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PpO0d-0002qx-6T for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:44:16 -0500 Received: from mail-iy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.210.169]:50615) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PpO0c-0002qp-VW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:44:15 -0500 Received: by iyi20 with SMTP id 20so264636iyi.0 for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:44:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Dan Davison Cc: Org Mode Ah, yeah, subdirs. I had misunderstood you. Cheers, Marcelo. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Dan Davison wrote: > Marcelo de Moraes Serpa writes: > >> Hi Dan, >> >> I don't think I understood -- AFAIK, git repos are per directory and I >> can't add something from another directory to it ? > > Hi Marcelo, > > Let's say the "base directory" of a git repo is the one in which you > issued "git init" and which contains a hidden ".git" subdirectory. You > can add files from anywhere in the directory tree rooted at the base > directory. In other words, if you make a git repo in your home directory > > cd ~ > git init > > you can add files from any subdirectory of your home directory. Just an > idea. > > Dan > >> >> Symlinking could be a possibility, like keeping everything inside >> ~/org and symlink to another dirs. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Marcelo. >> >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Dan Davison wrote: >>> Marcelo de Moraes Serpa writes: >>> >>>> Hi Dan! >>>> >>>> I already do this, but sometimes the files are spread around *many* >>>> directories. I.e, the model of having everything in a >>>> version-controlled directory is unpractical, so that's why I think it >>>> would be useful. >>> >>> A couple of possibilities: >>> >>> A git repo doesn't have to be limited to a single directory. You could >>> have a git repo in your home directory, and git add org files, wherever >>> they may be located using a command something like >>> find . -type f -name '*.org' -exec git add '{}' \; >>> >>> You could use symlinks where posible, so that your org files are all in >>> one directory, and project directories contain symlinks to those org >>> files. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>>> >>>> Marcelo. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Dan Davison wrote: >>>>> Marcelo de Moraes Serpa writes: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi list, >>>>>> >>>>>> Although I try to keep all my org files inside a ~/org directory, I >>>>>> often find myself creating org files outside of this directory >>>>>> context, for example, as a bucket for a new project I'm working on, to >>>>>> keep notes, todos, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> It'd be nice if we had a org-backup function that would fetch all >>>>>> files from the agenda + linked files and create a compressed backup of >>>>>> them. What do you think? >>>>> >>>>> Hi Marcelo, >>>>> >>>>> I think backing up text files is a job for other tools; not emacs. I'd >>>>> recommend using a version control tool such as git for this. >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Marcelo. >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >>>>>> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >>>>>> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >>>>>> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >>>> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >>>> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >>>> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >