Re: [O] BUG: org-archive-subtree LOSES DATA when run on unsaved buffer

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

"Cook, Malcolm" <address@hidden> writes:

> I never use org's archiving capabilities.
>
> So imaging my surprise when I accidently invoked org-archive-subtree from its 
> key-binding and I lost a whole subtree of a new buffer which (alas) I had not 
> yet saved to disk
>
> Further alas, I was so alarmed not knowing where my content disappeared to 
> that I did not think to try the obvious - undo.
>
> What happens? It appears that org-archive-subtree will create
> a symlink to a non-existent target and try to move the subtree there
> (which does not make sense) and does not check for errors or confirm
> completion.
>
> This arguably should be addressed.

I do not understand your report. Is it about subtree archiving not
asking for confirmation? 

I don't understand the symlink part either. There is no "symlink"
occurrence in "org-archive.el".

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou