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diff --git a/builtin-describe.c b/builtin-describe.c
index 7a662980d1..df67a733ae 100644
--- a/builtin-describe.c
+++ b/builtin-describe.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static int tags; /* Allow lightweight tags */
static int longformat;
static int abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
static int max_candidates = 10;
+static int found_names;
static const char *pattern;
static int always;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ static void add_to_known_names(const char *path,
memcpy(e->path, path, len);
commit->util = e;
}
+ found_names = 1;
}
static int get_name(const char *path, const unsigned char *sha1, int flag, void *cb_data)
@@ -195,6 +197,9 @@ static void describe(const char *arg, int last_one)
for_each_ref(get_name, NULL);
}
+ if (!found_names)
+ die("cannot describe '%s'", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+
n = cmit->util;
if (n) {
/*