{"record":{"id":"2336359d1191b58f","repo":"gastownhall/beads","slug":"failed-to-untrack-redirect-file-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to untrack redirect file: %w","messagePattern":"failed to untrack redirect file: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/bd/doctor/gitignore.go","lineNumber":343,"sourceCode":"func FixRedirectTracking(repoPath string) error {\n\tredirectPath := filepath.Join(repoPath, \".beads\", \"redirect\")\n\n\t// Check if file is actually tracked first\n\tcmd := exec.Command(\"git\", \"ls-files\", redirectPath) // #nosec G204 - args are hardcoded paths\n\toutput, err := cmd.Output()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil // Not a git repo, nothing to do\n\t}\n\n\ttrackedPath := strings.TrimSpace(string(output))\n\tif trackedPath == \"\" {\n\t\treturn nil // Not tracked, nothing to do\n\t}\n\n\t// Untrack the file (keeps the local copy)\n\tcmd = exec.Command(\"git\", \"rm\", \"--cached\", redirectPath) // #nosec G204 - args are hardcoded paths\n\tif err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"failed to untrack redirect file: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\n// parseRedirectTarget extracts the first non-comment, non-empty redirect target.\n// It also strips a UTF-8 BOM if present.\nfunc parseRedirectTarget(data []byte) string {\n\tcontent := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))\n\tif content == \"\" {\n\t\treturn \"\"\n\t}\n\n\tlines := strings.Split(content, \"\\n\")\n\tfor _, line := range lines {\n\t\tline = strings.TrimSpace(line)\n\t\tline = strings.TrimPrefix(line, \"\\ufeff\")\n\t\tif line == \"\" || strings.HasPrefix(line, \"#\") {","sourceCodeStart":325,"sourceCodeEnd":361,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/gastownhall/beads/blob/71377f276968b452ee607177637970a4ff888584/cmd/bd/doctor/gitignore.go#L325-L361","documentation":"FixRedirectTracking untracks .beads/redirect from git (the redirect file is machine-local and must not be committed) using `git rm --cached <redirectPath>`. This error wraps the failure of that command. Note cmd.Run() only surfaces exec exit-status errors, so the cause is typically a git-level failure rather than a Go problem.","triggerScenarios":"FixRedirectTracking finds the redirect file is tracked by git and runs `git rm --cached redirectPath`; the command exits non-zero — the path is not actually in the index, git refuses mid-merge/rebase, the working tree is dirty in a conflicting state, or the target isn't a git repository.","commonSituations":"Redirect file was committed before the ignore rule was added and the index state differs from what the check expects; running during an unfinished merge/rebase; .beads/ lives outside the repo root passed to git; git identity/hooks failing in CI.","solutions":["Run `git rm --cached .beads/redirect` manually to see git's actual error message","Resolve any in-progress merge/rebase (`git status`, then commit or abort) before retrying `bd doctor --fix`","Ensure the path is tracked as expected: `git ls-files .beads/redirect`; if untracked, nothing needs fixing","Confirm you are inside the git repository that tracks the redirect file (cwd must be within the repo)"],"exampleFix":"// before: doctor fails because a merge is in progress\n$ bd doctor --fix\nfailed to untrack redirect file: exit status 1\n// after\n$ git merge --abort  # or resolve and commit\n$ bd doctor --fix","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const tracked = execSync('git ls-files -- .beads/redirect', { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();\nconst status = execSync('git status --porcelain', { encoding: 'utf8' });\nif (status.includes('UU') || status.includes('DD')) {\n  throw new Error('resolve merge conflicts before running bd doctor --fix');\n}\nif (!tracked) console.log('.beads/redirect not tracked; nothing to untrack');","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  execSync('bd doctor --fix', { stdio: 'inherit' });\n} catch (err) {\n  if (String(err.stderr).includes('failed to untrack redirect file')) {\n    // surface git's own diagnosis\n    console.error(execSync('git status --porcelain', { encoding: 'utf8' }));\n  }\n  throw err;\n}","preventionTips":["Commit .beads/.gitignore with the redirect/last-touched patterns before the files get tracked","Never commit .beads/redirect; add it to .gitignore at project setup","Complete merges/rebases before running doctor fixes","Run bd from inside the repository that contains .beads/"],"tags":["git","exec","redirect","doctor"],"backgroundTag":"git-command-failed","analyzedSha":"71377f276968b452ee607177637970a4ff888584","analyzedAt":"2026-08-30T18:55:39.744Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-30T23:17:21.991Z"}