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There is no way to `git annex add` a file using the URL [[backend|backends]].

For now, we have to manually make the symlink. Something like this:

	ln -s .git/annex/URL:http:%%www.example.com%foo.tar.gz

Note the escaping of slashes.

A `git annex register <url>` command could do this..