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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 3"""
+ date="2022-02-21T19:40:50Z"
+ content="""
+Yes, annex.addunlocked with a matching expression was
+implemented in 2019 and accomplishes the same thing
+as this would have, without the problems of using git attributes.
+"""]]