ajeetdsouza/zoxide · error · anyhow::Error

invalid path: {}

Error message

invalid path: {}

What it means

Error "invalid path: {}" thrown in ajeetdsouza/zoxide.

Source

Thrown at src/util.rs:335

                    if components.peek() == Some(&Component::RootDir) {
                        let root = components.next().unwrap();
                        stack.push(disk);
                        stack.push(root);
                    } else {
                        base_path = get_drive_relative(drive_letter)?;
                        stack.extend(base_path.components());
                    }
                }
                Prefix::VerbatimDisk(drive_letter) => {
                    components.next();
                    if components.peek() == Some(&Component::RootDir) {
                        components.next();
                    }

                    base_path = get_drive_path(drive_letter);
                    stack.extend(base_path.components());
                }
                _ => bail!("invalid path: {}", path.display()),
            },
            Some(Component::RootDir) => {
                components.next();

                let current_dir = env::current_dir()?;
                let drive_letter = get_drive_letter(&current_dir).with_context(|| {
                    format!("could not get drive letter: {}", current_dir.display())
                })?;
                base_path = get_drive_path(drive_letter);
                stack.extend(base_path.components());
            }
            _ => {
                base_path = current_dir()?;
                stack.extend(base_path.components());
            }
        }
    } else if components.peek() == Some(&Component::RootDir) {
        let root = components.next().unwrap();

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Solutions

1. Pass a valid filesystem path
2. Quote the path if it contains spaces or special characters

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/util.rs:335 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ajeetdsouza/zoxide@8a3f76da90 (2026-08-19). Data as JSON: /api/errors/aa3126cd26f284bf. Report an issue: GitHub.