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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="http://joeyh.name/"
+ ip="4.154.0.118"
+ subject="comment 3"
+ date="2012-10-25T22:18:55Z"
+ content="""
+Well, git-annex needs to know the user name, and the home directory. I've made it use
+USER, and HOME, when set, and only fall back to getpwent otherwise.
+"""]]