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diff --git a/doc/bugs/inconsistent_output_upon_addurl_--batch_complicates_if_not_forbids_reliable_parsing_of_output.mdwn b/doc/bugs/inconsistent_output_upon_addurl_--batch_complicates_if_not_forbids_reliable_parsing_of_output.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a0019456c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/inconsistent_output_upon_addurl_--batch_complicates_if_not_forbids_reliable_parsing_of_output.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +### Please describe the problem. + +if using addurl in --batch mode, there is no --json formatting and text output is somewhat inconsistent. It might include "downloading ..." with 'ok' on a separate line, possibly with a msg on recording state in git, or within the same line report 'ok', or 'failed' in upcoming lines. This complicates parsing of such output to verify correct operation for a given addurl pair + +[[!format sh """ + +$> echo 'http://127.0.0.1:33369/about.txt about.txt' | git -c receive.autogc=false annex addurl --with-files --batch --debug 2>/dev/null +addurl about.txt (downloading http://127.0.0.1:33369/about.txt ...) +ok +(recording state in git...) + +$> echo 'http://127.0.0.1:33369/about.txt about.txt' | git -c receive.autogc=false annex addurl --with-files --batch --debug 2>/dev/null +addurl about.txt ok + +$> echo 'http://127.0.0.1:33369/about.stxt about.txt' | git -c receive.autogc=false annex addurl --with-files --batch --debug 2>/dev/null +addurl about.txt +failed + +"""]] + +[[!meta author=yoh]] |