On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 11:12 PM, Eric Rubin-Smith <eas....@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>> (A)  Suggest a better name than "fossil trim"
>>
>> (B)  Define the syntax of ARGS.
>>
>> (C)  Define a safety mechanism that allows content to be restored if
>> it is accidentally trimmed when there are no other repos available
>> with which to sink.  Perhaps the trimmed content gets written into a
>> separate "trash-can" database?
>>
>
> You might consider this from the converse perspective, allowing 'fossil
> export' to a new fossil repo, but specifying some sort of complex boolean
> selector on export.  Then you at least get the safety for free since the
> source repo is only read from.
>

fwiw, that was also my gut reaction: this sounds more like it might belong
in a "filtered export"

-- 
----- stephan beal
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those who insist on a perfect world, freedom will have to do." -- Bigby Wolf
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