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[PATCH] Bugfix: stop if directory already exists

From
JWJosef Weidendorfer <josef.weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Date
Nov 13, 2005, 14:03 UTC
Message-ID
<200511131503.32078.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>

Fix a typo: We do not want to run the directory as command, and want to terminate if the directory exists Additionally, update the usage message

Signed-off-by: Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
---
Regarding the usage: I do not think that on an error condition
the usage string should be outputted. This helps nothing:
either the user knows the usage, and can see what is wrong by
the error message, or he should look up the man page.
Should we use "git clone" or "git-clone" in the usage message?
Or perhaps
 usage: git clone ...
 For more details, see 'man git-clone'
?
 git-clone.sh |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

applies-to: 62fad3f1275b9bbf07fba50c328a3bd730c3454c 3de065bff303bd4caa433dfa685fdc1164be2b81

diff --git a/git-clone.sh b/git-clone.sh
index f99e0ad..c09979a 100755
--- a/git-clone.sh
+++ b/git-clone.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 unset CDPATH
 
 usage() {
-	echo >&2 "* git clone [-l [-s]] [-q] [-u <upload-pack>] [-n] <repo> <dir>"
+	echo >&2 "* git clone [-l [-s]] [-q] [-u <upload-pack>] [-n] <repo> [<dir>]"
 	exit 1
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fi
 dir="$2"
 # Try using "humanish" part of source repo if user didn't specify one
 [ -z "$dir" ] && dir=$(echo "$repo" | sed -e 's|/$||' -e 's|:*/*\.git$||' -e 's|.*/||g')
-[ -e "$dir" ] && $(echo "$dir already exists."; usage)
+[ -e "$dir" ] && echo "$dir already exists." && usage
 mkdir -p "$dir" &&
 D=$(
 	(cd "$dir" && git-init-db && pwd)
---
0.99.9.GIT
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  1. Bugfix: stop if directory already existsJosef Weidendorfer, Nov 13, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2005
  3. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2005
  4. Josef WeidendorferNov 14, 2005
  5. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2005
  7. Josef WeidendorferNov 14, 2005
  8. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2005

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