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+### Please describe the problem.
+This is less of a bug and more of a feature(?) request. Currently, when assigning metadata to a datafile, git annex (v5.20150710-g8fd705) will produce no error or warning message if the file entered does not exist. This can be a tad confusing to users who might expect to see some output if they typed their path wrong. A successful `git annex metadata <filename> -s tags=best` will produce output acknowledging the change, but a failure produces no output at all. A quick check if the file exists, and a `File does not exist` error message if not, would be easy implement and helpful to new users.
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+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+git annex metadata <filename> -s tags+=atlas
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+Where <filename> does not exist.
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+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
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+v5.20150710-g8fd705
+
+### 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)
+
+We use git-annex for our open-source !FreeSurfer software and find very helpful indeed. Thank you. https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/
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