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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 2"""
+ date="2024-04-30T19:18:58Z"
+ content="""
+annex.uuid is the right way.
+
+I would not trust checking existence of .git/annex directory. There may be
+some situation where the repo is initialized, then uninitialized, but that
+directory still exists. Or similar.
+"""]]