From 7def4d0f48678ff01f46a1f334042e40d583d138 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pdz <pdz@web>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:25:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH]

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+When I add a file manually with `git annex add` it works like expected: the file is replaced by a symlink pointing to a file in .git/objects.
+But with assistant or watch, I end up with a copy in my working tree.
+
+
+Is this by design?
+
+I use version 10.20240831-gb3dc65615318ffed194dfb85e631482d4515a180
+I tried it on a linux box with btrfs and on WSL2 with ext4.