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+### Please describe the problem.
+Doing a git annex command while passing a bad --git-dir can result in the .git directory being deleted. I've never experienced it with plain git, so I assume that it comes for annex.
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+[[!format sh """
+$ mkdir annex_destroyed_my_git_directory
+$ cd annex_destroyed_my_git_directory
+$ git init
+$ git annex init
+$ ls -a
+. .. .git
+$ git --git-dir=$PWD annex find
+fatal: Not a git repository: '/home/doudou/tmp/annex_destroyed_my_git_directory'
+$ ls -a
+. .. config
+"""]]
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+dpkg -l git-annex reports 5.20141024
+
+I am running 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
+
+
+# End of transcript or log.
+"""]]