# git diagnose in non git directory results in core dump

2 messages from 2023-10-25 to 2023-10-25. Participants: Sheik, Kristoffer Haugsbakk.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/60429

## Sheik, 2023-10-25 20:41

Subject: git diagnose in non git directory results in core dump
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Hi Maintainers,


Running git diagnose in a non git directory results in a core dump. 
Expected behaviour would be that it reports an error.


mkdir test

cd test

git diagnose

#Output...

Segmentation fault (core dumped)


Thanks

Sheik


[System Info]
git version:
git version 2.42.0
cpu: x86_64
no commit associated with this build
sizeof-long: 8
sizeof-size_t: 8
shell-path: /bin/sh
uname: Linux 6.5.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.5.6-1 
(2023-10-07) x86_64
compiler info: gnuc: 13.2
libc info: glibc: 2.37
$SHELL (typically, interactive shell): /bin/bash


[Enabled Hooks]


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## Kristoffer Haugsbakk, 2023-10-25 21:01

Subject: Re: git diagnose in non git directory results in core dump
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Kristoffer Haugsbakk

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