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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ It's not hard!
* Install it in PATH.
* When the user runs `git annex initremote foo type=external externaltype=$bar`,
it will use your program.
+* If things don't seem to work, pass `--debug` and you'll see, amoung other
+ things, a transcript of git-annex's communication with your program.
* If you build a new special remote, please add it to the list
of [[special_remotes]].