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### Please describe the problem.
Symlinks get dereferenced.

### What steps will reproduce the problem?
Include a symlink in the repo.  Wait until another client syncs the repo.

### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
git-annex version: 5.20131117-gbd514dc

build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV FsEvents XMPP DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA CryptoHash

key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 WORM URL

remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web webdav glacier hook

local repository version: unknown

default repository version: 3

supported repository versions: 3 5

upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 4

### Please provide any additional information below.
I have a file `/Users/lhunath/annex/Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/Fallout 3/drive_c/users/crossover/My Documents` which is a symlink to `~/Documents` on the originating client. On the destination client, This turns into a directory, causing the whole content of `~/Documents` to get included in each bottle, which includes a bunch of VM images etc.....

> [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]