{"record":{"id":"93c746e1c22614b6","repo":"plandex-ai/plandex","slug":"error-committing-files-to-git-repository-for-dir-93c746","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error committing files to git repository for dir: %s, err: %v, output: %s","messagePattern":"error committing files to git repository for dir: (.+?), err: (.+?), output: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"app/cli/lib/git.go","lineNumber":87,"sourceCode":"\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc GitCommit(repoDir, commitMsg string, paths []string, lockMutex bool) error {\n\tif lockMutex {\n\t\tgitMutex.Lock()\n\t\tdefer gitMutex.Unlock()\n\t}\n\n\targs := []string{\"-C\", repoDir, \"commit\", \"-m\", commitMsg, \"--allow-empty\"}\n\n\tif len(paths) > 0 {\n\t\targs = append(args, paths...)\n\t}\n\n\tres, err := exec.Command(\"git\", args...).CombinedOutput()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error committing files to git repository for dir: %s, err: %v, output: %s\", repoDir, err, string(res))\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc CheckUncommittedChanges() (bool, error) {\n\tgitMutex.Lock()\n\tdefer gitMutex.Unlock()\n\n\t// Check if there are any changes\n\tres, err := exec.Command(\"git\", \"status\", \"--porcelain\").CombinedOutput()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn false, fmt.Errorf(\"error checking for uncommitted changes: %v, output: %s\", err, string(res))\n\t}\n\n\t// If there's output, there are uncommitted changes\n\treturn strings.TrimSpace(string(res)) != \"\", nil\n}","sourceCodeStart":69,"sourceCodeEnd":105,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5/app/cli/lib/git.go#L69-L105","documentation":"GitCommit runs `git -C <repoDir> commit -m <msg> --allow-empty [paths...]`. This error is returned when the commit command exits non-zero; the message includes the Go error and git's combined output. Note --allow-empty is used, so 'nothing to commit' is not the cause.","triggerScenarios":"Calling GitCommit (directly or via GitAddAndCommit/GitAddAndCommitPaths) with no git identity configured, repoDir not a repository, a pathspec that matches no staged files, merge/rebase in progress with unresolved conflicts, a corrupt or locked index, or pre-commit hooks failing.","commonSituations":"Fresh CI containers without user.name/user.email; committing explicit paths where the path arguments were never staged or don't exist; a conflicted merge state from an earlier failed operation; .git/hooks/pre-commit rejecting the commit.","solutions":["Read the wrapped output in the message for git's exact error (identity missing, pathspec mismatch, unmerged files, hook failure).","Configure identity: `git -C <dir> config user.name ...` and `user.email ...` if the message says 'Please tell me who you are'.","Resolve unmerged paths (`git status`) and complete/abort any in-progress merge before committing.","Ensure every path in `paths` was staged (via GitAdd) and exists in the repo.","If a pre-commit hook fails, fix the hook or commit with the hook issue addressed; remove stale .git/index.lock."],"exampleFix":"// before: commit with paths that were never added\nlib.GitCommit(dir, \"msg\", []string{\"new.txt\"}, true)\n// after\nlib.GitAdd(dir, \"new.txt\", true)\nlib.GitCommit(dir, \"msg\", []string{\"new.txt\"}, true)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// Go: pre-flight identity and merge-state check\nemail, _ := exec.Command(\"git\", \"-C\", repoDir, \"config\", \"user.email\").Output()\nif len(strings.TrimSpace(string(email))) == 0 {\n    exec.Command(\"git\", \"-C\", repoDir, \"config\", \"user.email\", \"bot@example.com\").Run()\n    exec.Command(\"git\", \"-C\", repoDir, \"config\", \"user.name\", \"bot\").Run()\n}\nif out, err := exec.Command(\"git\", \"-C\", repoDir, \"status\", \"--porcelain\").Output(); err == nil && strings.Contains(string(out), \"UU\") {\n    // unmerged paths present — resolve before committing\n}","typeGuard":"func isGitCommitError(err error) bool {\n    return err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"error committing files to git repository for dir\") && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"output:\")\n}","tryCatchPattern":"if err := lib.GitCommit(dir, msg, paths, true); err != nil {\n    if isGitCommitError(err) {\n        // parse output: identity missing → set config; unmerged → resolve; hook → inspect hook\n        log.Printf(\"commit failed: %v\", err)\n    }\n}","preventionTips":["Bake git identity config into container/CI images.","Always GitAdd paths before GitCommit with explicit paths.","Check `git status` for unmerged entries after any conflicted operation.","Keep pre-commit hooks fast and non-interactive in automated environments."],"tags":["git","commit","cli","go"],"backgroundTag":"git-commit-failed","analyzedSha":"e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T00:17:10.932Z"}