by Ken Task.
A file system repository has an absolute path.
moodledata/repository/[directoryname]/
Will show in a course with File System Rep turned on and allowed to see the 'label' given the file system.
And, it could be accessed by a php/bash schell script. I've read that a command line utility called 'moosh' restores courses.
That php script (if run inside Moodle as part of Moodle code) would have to be programmed, however.
'spirit of sharing', Ken