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[PATCH mm/mv-file-to-no-such-dir-with-slash] mv: let 'git mv file no-such-dir/' error out on Windows, too

From
Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Jan 8, 2014, 16:33 UTC
Message-ID
<52CD7DE8.6070101@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To
<1386059524-14442-1-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>

The previous commit c57f628 (mv: let 'git mv file no-such-dir/' error out) relies on that rename("src", "dst/") fails if directory dst does not exist (note the trailing slash). This does not work as expected on Windows: This rename() call is successful. Insert an explicit check for this case.

This changes the error message from
   $ git mv file no-such-dir/
   fatal: renaming 'file' failed: Not a directory
to
   $ git mv file no-such-dir/
   fatal: destination directory does not exist, source=file, destination=no-such-dir/
Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
---
 builtin/mv.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/mv.c b/builtin/mv.c
index 08fbc03..21c46d1 100644
--- a/builtin/mv.c
+++ b/builtin/mv.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			}
 		} else if (string_list_has_string(&src_for_dst, dst))
 			bad = _("multiple sources for the same target");
+		else if (is_dir_sep(dst[strlen(dst) - 1]))
+			bad = _("destination directory does not exist");
 		else
 			string_list_insert(&src_for_dst, dst);
 
-- 
1.8.5.2.1473.g6546919
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Message 8 of 11 in “mv: let 'git mv file no-such-dir/' error out”
  1. mv: let 'git mv file no-such-dir/' error outMatthieu Moy, Dec 3, 2013
  2. Duy NguyenDec 3, 2013
  3. Matthieu MoyDec 4, 2013
  4. Duy NguyenDec 4, 2013
  5. mv: let 'git mv file no-such-dir/' error outMatthieu Moy, Dec 4, 2013
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 4, 2013
  7. Matthieu MoyDec 4, 2013
  8. mv: let 'git mv file no-such-dir/' error out on Windows, tooJohannes Sixt, Jan 8, 2014
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2014
  10. Johannes SixtJan 10, 2014
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2014

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