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### Please describe the problem.
Filenames for the *include* statement for [preferred content](http://git-annex.branchable.com/preferred_content/) can not contain spaces.

### What steps will reproduce the problem?

* Create an annex repo
* Run `git annex vicfg`
* Enter expression *include='pictures/dir with spaces'*
* git annex complains: # ** Parse error in next line: Parse failure: near "with" Parse failure: near "spaces'"

(The *'* is interpreted as part of the filepath.)

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

I am using the current binaries from Debian stable amd64.

<pre>
git-annex version: 5.20140320~bpo70+1
build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing S3 Inotify DBus XMPP Feeds Quvi TDFA
key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 WORM URL
remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web tahoe glacier hook external
local repository version: 5
supported repository version: 5
upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 4
</pre>

### Please provide any additional information below.

The only workaround I found is to use a glob for the filepath which only works for the first space: *include='pictures/dir\*'*.

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