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John Dickinson 2012-08-07 16:26:38 -07:00
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@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ versioning flag turned on), the existing data in the file is redirected to a
new object and the data in the ``PUT`` request is saved as the data for the new object and the data in the ``PUT`` request is saved as the data for the
versioned object. The new object name (for the previous version) is versioned object. The new object name (for the previous version) is
``<versions_container>/<length><object_name>/<timestamp>``, where ``length`` ``<versions_container>/<length><object_name>/<timestamp>``, where ``length``
is the 2-character zero-padded hexidecimal length of the ``<object_name>`` and is the 3-character zero-padded hexidecimal length of the ``<object_name>`` and
``<timestamp>`` is the timestamp of when the previous version was created. ``<timestamp>`` is the timestamp of when the previous version was created.
A ``GET`` to a versioned object will return the current version of the object A ``GET`` to a versioned object will return the current version of the object
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Now create a new version of that object::
See a listing of the older versions of the object:: See a listing of the older versions of the object::
curl -i -H "X-Auth-Token: <token>" \ curl -i -H "X-Auth-Token: <token>" \
http://<storage_url>/versions?prefix=myobject/ http://<storage_url>/versions?prefix=008myobject/
Now delete the current version of the object and see that the older version is Now delete the current version of the object and see that the older version is
gone:: gone::
@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ gone::
curl -i -XDELETE -H "X-Auth-Token: <token>" \ curl -i -XDELETE -H "X-Auth-Token: <token>" \
http://<storage_url>/container/myobject http://<storage_url>/container/myobject
curl -i -H "X-Auth-Token: <token>" \ curl -i -H "X-Auth-Token: <token>" \
http://<storage_url>/versions?prefix=myobject/ http://<storage_url>/versions?prefix=008myobject/