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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="bremner"
+ ip="198.164.160.48"
+ subject="How to read metadata conveniently?"
+ date="2014-03-15T20:48:52Z"
+ content="""
+Is there a more convenient way to read metadata than to parse the output of \"git annex metadata foo\"?
+"""]]