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@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web webdav tahoe glacier ddar ho
 ### 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)
 
 
+> [[done]] per my comment --[[Joey]]
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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 1"""
+ date="2017-08-28T17:31:03Z"
+ content="""
+"git annex help options" is not a thing in the current version of
+git-annex. Please upgrade to a current version before filing bug reports.
+
+git-annex outputs to stderr when it's run with invalid
+parameters. So `git annex` will output to stderr (`2>&1 | less` to page
+it). `git annex add --help` outputs to stdout since the user requested
+usage help and didn't do anything wrong. `git annex help add` displays the
+man page, which uses a pager. That is all consistent with git's
+behavior, and is fairly typical for unix programs.
+"""]]