Re: "Stale" URL bookmarks?
Re: "Stale" URL bookmarks?
- Subject: Re: "Stale" URL bookmarks?
- From: Tom Harrington <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:23:07 -0600
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Quincey Morris <
email@hidden> wrote:
> On Aug 13, 2013, at 19:20 , Tom Harrington <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> What does "stale" mean in this context? And if the bookmark is stale, what
> if anything should I do (or not do) in response to that?
>
>
> "Stale" means that the referenced file could not be found using the
> explicit information in the bookmark (such as the parent directory and file
> name), but a plausible alternative *could* be found by assuming information
> that's either not in the bookmark or that contradicts what's in the
> bookmark.
>
> For example, if the file was renamed, and the bookmark has recorded the
> file system node number, the original file could be be found via the file
> number. However, it now has a conflicting name, even though bookmark
> resolution has "decided" it's the same file.
>
> Now imagine, for example, that the file is accidentally deleted and then
> restored from a backup, under the newest name. It will likely have a
> different file number and the original bookmark will now be unresolvable.
>
> When you're told that a bookmark is stale, you're being warned that file
> metadata has changed, and that further metadata changes may break the
> bookmark. That gives you the opportunity to re-create the bookmark using
> the latest metadata, rendering the bookmark more tolerant to future
> metadata changes.
>
> You can choose to re-create the bookmark or not. The upside to doing so is
> that your bookmark may more robustly follow a series of file metadata
> changes. OTOH you may not want to have your bookmark cling to files that
> are moved or renamed.
>
Thanks for the detailed explanation, just what I needed.
--
Tom Harrington
email@hidden
AIM: atomicbird1
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