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+### Please describe the problem.
+When attempting to add a file listed in .gitignore, git annex exits silently. I would expect to see an error message a la plain git: "The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files: <that file>"
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+1. Add a file to .gitignore
+2. git annex add <that file>
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+git-annex version: 6.20160613
+build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing Testsuite S3(multipartupload)(storageclasses) WebDAV FsEvents XMPP ConcurrentOutput TorrentParser MagicMime Feeds Quvi
+key/value backends: SHA256E SHA256 SHA512E SHA512 SHA224E SHA224 SHA384E SHA384 SHA3_256E SHA3_256 SHA3_512E SHA3_512 SHA3_224E SHA3_224 SHA3_384E SHA3_384 SKEIN256E SKEIN256 SKEIN512E SKEIN512 SHA1E SHA1 MD5E MD5 WORM URL
+remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web bittorrent webdav tahoe glacier ddar hook external
+local repository version: 5
+supported repository versions: 5 6
+upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 3 4 5
+operating system: darwin x86_64
+
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+[[!format sh """
+# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
+# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log
+
+
+# End of transcript or log.
+"""]]
+
+### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
+
+