[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="http://joeyh.name/"
 ip="209.250.56.146"
 subject="comment 6"
 date="2014-03-06T18:38:43Z"
 content="""
Hmm, that version should only start git cat-file --batch a maximum of 10 times (if it is crashing for some reason), and appears to wait on the process if it does crash. And if not, should only start one.

I think you need to post some git-annex --debug output , to show when it's running this command.
"""]]