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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+`git update-index --refresh bigfile` fails with `fatal: Out of memory, realloc failed`
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+Have sizeOf bigfile > sizeOf memory?
+
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+git-annex version: 7.20181205
+Debian sid
+
+### 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
+
+$ GIT_TRACE=1 git update-index --refresh SERIES/bigfile.avi
+19:08:14.507885 git.c:418               trace: built-in: git update-index --refresh 'SERIES/bigfile.avi'
+19:08:14.536105 run-command.c:643       trace: run_command: 'git-annex smudge --clean '\''CLIPS/otherfile.txt'\'''
+19:08:14.560898 git.c:418               trace: built-in: git config --null --list
+19:08:14.568523 git.c:418               trace: built-in: git cat-file --batch
+19:08:14.575319 git.c:418               trace: built-in: git cat-file '--batch-check=%(objectname) %(objecttype) %(objectsize)'
+19:08:14.585333 git.c:418               trace: built-in: git check-attr -z --stdin annex.backend annex.numcopies annex.largefiles --
+19:08:14.588845 git.c:418               trace: built-in: git version
+SERIES/bigfile.avi: needs update
+fatal: Out of memory, realloc failed
+
+
+# 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)
+
+Sure, I love it :)
+