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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+"git annex help" says to run "git-annex command --help", but doing so reports unrecognized option.
+
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+15:25:14 -0500 adam@tooz:/tmp$ git annex help
+The most frequently used git-annex commands are:
+        init    initialize git-annex
+        add     add files to annex
+        drop    indicate content of files not currently wanted
+        get     make content of annexed files available
+        move    move content of files to/from another repository
+        copy    copy content of files to/from another repository
+        sync    synchronize local repository with remotes
+        whereis lists repositories that have file content
+        fsck    check for problems
+
+Run 'git-annex' for a complete command list.
+Run 'git-annex command --help' for help on a specific command.
+Run `git annex help options' for a list of common options.
+
+15:26:27 -0500 adam@tooz:/tmp$ git annex add --help
+git-annex: unrecognized option `--help'
+
+Usage: git-annex add [PATH ...] [option ...]
+    --include-dotfiles  don't skip dotfiles
+
+To see additional options common to all commands, run: git annex help options
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+git-annex version: 5.20141125
+build flags: Assistant Webapp Webapp-secure Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV Inotify DBus DesktopNotify XMPP DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA CryptoHash
+key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 WORM URL
+remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web webdav tahoe glacier ddar hook external
+
+
+### 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)
+
+