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Diffstat (limited to 'setup.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | setup.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
@@ -77,26 +77,23 @@ static void NORETURN die_verify_filename(const char *prefix, const char *arg, int diagnose_misspelt_rev) { - unsigned char sha1[20]; - unsigned mode; - if (!diagnose_misspelt_rev) die("%s: no such path in the working tree.\n" - "Use '-- <path>...' to specify paths that do not exist locally.", + "Use 'git <command> -- <path>...' to specify paths that do not exist locally.", arg); /* * Saying "'(icase)foo' does not exist in the index" when the * user gave us ":(icase)foo" is just stupid. A magic pathspec * begins with a colon and is followed by a non-alnum; do not - * let get_sha1_with_mode_1(only_to_die=1) to even trigger. + * let maybe_die_on_misspelt_object_name() even trigger. */ if (!(arg[0] == ':' && !isalnum(arg[1]))) - /* try a detailed diagnostic ... */ - get_sha1_with_mode_1(arg, sha1, &mode, 1, prefix); + maybe_die_on_misspelt_object_name(arg, prefix); /* ... or fall back the most general message. */ die("ambiguous argument '%s': unknown revision or path not in the working tree.\n" - "Use '--' to separate paths from revisions", arg); + "Use '--' to separate paths from revisions, like this:\n" + "'git <command> [<revision>...] -- [<file>...]'", arg); } @@ -145,7 +142,8 @@ void verify_non_filename(const char *prefix, const char *arg) if (!check_filename(prefix, arg)) return; die("ambiguous argument '%s': both revision and filename\n" - "Use '--' to separate filenames from revisions", arg); + "Use '--' to separate paths from revisions, like this:\n" + "'git <command> [<revision>...] -- [<file>...]'", arg); } /* |