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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+"git annex unlock" with an absolute path appears to do nothing.  Is this a feature or a bug?
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+[[!format sh """
+> mkdir git_annex_test && cd git_annex_test/
+> git init
+> git annex init "Local copy"
+> touch foo.txt
+> git annex add foo.txt
+> git commit -m "Checkin"
+> git annex unlock foo.txt    (correct behavior)
+> git annex lock --force foo.txt
+> git annex unlock /absolute/path/to/git_annex_test/foo.txt    (appears to do nothing)
+"""]]
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+Ubuntu 14.04.02 with git-annex from repo:
+
+[[!format sh """
+> git annex --version
+git-annex version: 5.20140412ubuntu1
+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 hook external
+local repository version: 5
+supported repository version: 5
+upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 4
+""" ]]
+