doc/bugs/inconsistent_output_upon_addurl_--batch_complicates_if_not_forbids_reliable_parsing_of_output.mdwn

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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+if using addurl in --batch mode, there is no --json formatting and text output is somewhat inconsistent.  It might include "downloading ..." with 'ok' on a separate line, possibly with a msg on recording state in git, or within the same line report 'ok', or 'failed' in upcoming lines.  This complicates parsing of such output to verify correct operation for a given addurl pair
+
+[[!format sh """
+
+$> echo 'http://127.0.0.1:33369/about.txt about.txt' | git -c receive.autogc=false annex addurl --with-files --batch --debug 2>/dev/null
+addurl about.txt (downloading http://127.0.0.1:33369/about.txt ...)                                                                     
+ok
+(recording state in git...)
+
+$> echo 'http://127.0.0.1:33369/about.txt about.txt' | git -c receive.autogc=false annex addurl --with-files --batch --debug 2>/dev/null
+addurl about.txt ok
+
+$> echo 'http://127.0.0.1:33369/about.stxt about.txt' | git -c receive.autogc=false annex addurl --with-files --batch --debug 2>/dev/null 
+addurl about.txt 
+failed
+
+"""]]
+
+[[!meta author=yoh]]