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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+git-annex throws an error message (see below) when trying to add a file whose name includes a space.
+
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+git-annex version: 6.20161012
+build flags: ConcurrentOutput Feeds Quvi
+uname -srm: Linux 4.7.10-hardened x86_64
+
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+[[!format sh """
+aranea@gentp ~/t/annex-test $ git init .
+Initialized empty Git repository in /home/aranea/tmp/annex-test/.git/
+aranea@gentp ~/t/annex-test master $ git annex init
+init  ok
+(recording state in git...)
+aranea@gentp ~/t/annex-test master $ touch 'foo bar'
+aranea@gentp ~/t/annex-test master $ git annex add
+add foo bar git-annex: unknown response from git cat-file ("HEAD:./foo bar missing",Ref "HEAD:./foo bar")
+CallStack (from HasCallStack):
+  error, called at ./Git/CatFile.hs:102:28 in main:Git.CatFile
+"""]]