[seqfan] Re: How do you edit a b-file or other submitted file?

[Charles Greathouse]

You can't edit a b-file, you have to resubmit.

> I ask this because when you upload a new b-file, the original b-file remains
> and a new b-file with a nonstandard name is created.

When the sequence is approved the new b-file is renamed to bXXXXXX.txt
and the old one gets the 'nonstandard' name.  It's a nice versioning
system Russ Cox designed for us.

Charles Greathouse
Analyst/Programmer
Case Western Reserve University

On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 9:43 AM, David Wilson <davidwwilson at comcast.net> wrote:
> Or do you simply have to do a resubmission?
>
> I ask this because when you upload a new b-file, the original b-file remains
> and a new b-file with a nonstandard name is created.
>
> On the one hand, this seems like a good idea because it preserves the
> original b-file from subsequent accidental or purposeful corruption.
>
> On the other hand, if you submit a bad file, it stays on the server forever.
> Specifically, if you resubmit a b-file with minor changes (I want to remove
> the first line of b079277.txt) the old one, however voluminous, stays around
> (I think).
>
> Is there a way to edit a b-file?
>
>
>
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