[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="http://joeyh.name/"
 ip="209.250.56.227"
 subject="comment 1"
 date="2013-12-29T20:10:14Z"
 content="""
Yeah, git-annex will skip a repository if its directory doesn't exist, but if the directory exists, it expects it to be a git repository, and will run git commands that use it (to get its config specifically).

The ugly message is doing just what it should; letting you know you have a problem. 
"""]]
