Florian Lindner <mailingli...@xgm.de> writes: > Hello, > > two questions about moving attachments to org files: > > C-c C-a a attaches a file and stores it under ./data/ID/... > > Using C-c C-a s I can set another directory a attachment directory. > Can I make org-mode move the content of the previous > directory to the new directory? > > Can I "reset" the attachment directory, i.e. like C-c C-a s but > :ATTACH_DIR: is deleted and the contents of the previous > directory are moved to ./data/ID? > > Rationale: > > I use org mode as a document management system. Create an entry Papers -> > Interpolation -> ECCOMAS. I know create an > custom attachment directory ECCOMAS, next to the org file as long as I > am working on that paper. When it's finished, I > want to move the contents of the ECCOMAS attachment directory to ./data/ID/.
It doesn't work this way now, but I think it makes sense, and I would also find that helpful. `org-attach-set-directory' could be changed to check for existing files, and offer to move them. There's no `org-attach-unset-directory', but I suppose there could be. Eric
