But on "import" compare its size against followed symlink file size, and then its content.
Don't do anything if they are the same.
Replace symlink by actual file if they differ.
+
+[[!meta title="export then import replaces non-annex symlinks by plain text files"]]
--- /dev/null
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 1"""
+ date="2022-01-03T17:27:03Z"
+ content="""
+This is not adb specific. No special remotes support preserving symlinks
+(except for git-annex object links). Reproduced using a directory special
+remote.
+
+Probably export/import should somehow skip symlinks.
+"""]]