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[Bug] Misleading error message when run in a non-Git directory

From
Victor Porton <porton@narod.ru>
Date
Apr 23, 2020, 22:42 UTC
Message-ID
<c0e916fb-7b0e-1192-e71d-ea6449863e9b@narod.ru>
git remote add origin ...
produces the error
fatal: remote origin already exists.

when run in the directory which is not initialized by Git (has no .git folder).

This error message is misleading.

git --version git version 2.20.1

Next: brian m. carlson
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  1. Victor PortonApr 23, 2020
  2. brian m. carlsonApr 23, 2020

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