### Please describe the problem. downloads load to under parent's repository .git/ directory, thus making it unreachable since original symlinks would point within current directory (rightfully) ### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? Debian jessie/sid -- see transcript ### Please provide any additional information below. [[!format sh """ > git clone --recurse git://github.com/yarikoptic/datalad -b nf-test-repos ... > cd datalad/datalad/tests/testrepos/basic/r1 > ls -l test-annex.dat lrwxrwxrwx 1 yoh yoh 186 Feb 23 15:56 test-annex.dat -> .git/annex/objects/zk/71/SHA256E-s4--181210f8f9c779c26da1d9b2075bde0127302ee0e3fca38c9a83f5b1dd8e5d3b.dat/SHA256E-s4--181210f8f9c779c26da1d9b2075bde0127302ee0e3fca38c9a83f5b1dd8e5d3b.dat > git co master Switched to branch 'master' $> git annex get test-annex.dat (merging origin/git-annex into git-annex...) (recording state in git...) get test-annex.dat (from web...) ../../../../../.git/modules/datalad/te 100%[=============================================================================>] 4 --.-KB/s in 0s ok (recording state in git...) # indeed upstairs $> ls -l ../../../../../.git/modules/datalad/tests/testrepos/modules/basic/r1/annex/objects/zk/71/SHA256E-s4--181210f8f9c779c26da1d9b2075bde0127302ee0e3fca 38c9a83f5b1dd8e5d3b.dat/SHA256E-s4--181210f8f9c779c26da1d9b2075bde0127302ee0e3fca38c9a83f5b1dd8e5d3b.dat -r-------- 1 yoh yoh 4 Feb 23 15:57 ../../../../../.git/modules/datalad/tests/testrepos/modules/basic/r1/annex/objects/zk/71/SHA256E-s4--181210f8f9c779c26da1d9b2075bde0127302ee0e3fca38c9a83f5b1dd8e5d3b.dat/SHA256E-s4--181210f8f9c779c26da1d9b2075bde0127302ee0e3fca38c9a83f5b1dd8e5d3b.dat $> acpolicy git-annex git-annex: Installed: 5.20150205+git57-gc05b522-1~nd80+1 Candidate: 5.20150205+git57-gc05b522-1~nd1 Version table: *** 5.20150205+git57-gc05b522-1~nd80+1 0 500 http://neuro.debian.net/debian-devel/ jessie/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $> acpolicy git git: Installed: 1:2.1.4-2.1 Candidate: 1:2.1.4-2.1 Version table: 1:2.1.4+next.20141218-2 0 300 http://http.debian.net/debian/ experimental/main amd64 Packages *** 1:2.1.4-2.1 0 900 http://http.debian.net/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages 600 http://http.debian.net/debian/ sid/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status """]] and as a result we have no load reachable in this double-nested submodulea > This is a duplicate of . [[done]] --[[Joey]]