Improve error message when running git-sweep in non-repository directory #8
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When
git-sweepis run in a directory that is not a git repository, it previously showed a technical error message that was not user-friendly:This change improves the error handling to detect when the underlying git command fails because we're not in a git repository, and returns the same clear message that Git itself provides:
The fix is minimal and surgical - it only modifies the
IsInsideWorkTreefunction ininternal/git/helpers.goto detect the "not a git repository" error in stderr and return an appropriate user-friendly message. All existing functionality remains unchanged, and the tool continues to work normally when run in actual git repositories.Before:
After:
$ cd /tmp $ git-sweep error: fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .gitFixes #7.
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