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+###What steps will reproduce the problem?
+    $ git annex addurl 'file:///$HOME/space file' --fast
+    addurl _$HOME_space%20file 
+      unable to access url: file:///$HOME/space file
+    failed
+    git-annex: addurl: 1 failed
+
+    $ git annex addurl 'file:///home/arand/space\ file' --fast
+    addurl _home_arand_space%5C%20file 
+      unable to access url: file:///home/arand/space\ file
+    failed
+    git-annex: addurl: 1 failed
+
+###What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
+
+I guess it's semi-expected to fail since spaces aren't supposed to be in urls, but with file:// it would be nice if that restriction was lessened.
+
+###What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+Debian sid/experimental
+
+    git-annex version: 4.20130227
+    local repository version: 4
+    default repository version: 3
+    supported repository versions: 3 4
+    upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2
+
+