{"record":{"id":"9b9f9221135f732a","repo":"nikivdev/code","slug":"git-failed-9b9f92","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"git {} failed","messagePattern":"git (.+?) failed","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/publish.rs","lineNumber":725,"sourceCode":"            .context(\"failed to stage files\")?;\n        Command::new(\"git\")\n            .args([\"commit\", \"-m\", \"Initial commit\"])\n            .current_dir(repo_root)\n            .status()\n            .context(\"failed to create initial commit\")?;\n    }\n\n    Ok(())\n}\n\nfn git_capture_in(repo_root: &Path, args: &[&str]) -> Result<String> {\n    let output = Command::new(\"git\")\n        .args(args)\n        .current_dir(repo_root)\n        .output()\n        .with_context(|| format!(\"failed to run git {}\", args.join(\" \")))?;\n    if !output.status.success() {\n        bail!(\"git {} failed\", args.join(\" \"));\n    }\n    Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).to_string())\n}\n\nfn build_repo_snapshot(\n    repo_root: &Path,\n    default_branch: &str,\n    description: Option<String>,\n) -> Result<RepoSnapshot> {\n    let tree_output = git_capture_in(repo_root, &[\"ls-tree\", \"-r\", \"-t\", \"-l\", \"HEAD\"])?;\n    let mut tree = Vec::new();\n    let mut files = Vec::new();\n    let mut seen_paths = HashSet::new();\n    let mut total_bytes: u64 = 0;\n    let mut skipped_files: usize = 0;\n\n    let mut readme_path: Option<String> = None;\n","sourceCodeStart":707,"sourceCodeEnd":743,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/nikivdev/code/blob/a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce/src/publish.rs#L707-L743","documentation":"git_capture_in runs an arbitrary git subcommand inside repo_root and captures stdout; if git exits non-zero, it bails with 'git <args> failed'. The error is intentionally generic — git's own stderr is shown above it — and covers any failing git call (status, branch, log, remote) used to build the repo snapshot.","triggerScenarios":"Any captured git command exits non-zero: `git status` on a repo with a corrupt index, `git log` before the first commit (no HEAD), `git remote get-url` for a nonexistent remote, or git refusing to operate due to dubious ownership (`safe.directory`).","commonSituations":"Brand-new repo with zero commits (rev-parse HEAD fails); repos mounted into containers owned by a different UID triggering git's 'dubious ownership' protection; deleted/moved remotes referenced in config.","solutions":["Read the git stderr printed above the error for the exact failing subcommand","If it's 'dubious ownership', add `git config --global --add safe.directory <path>`","If it's no-HEAD errors, make an initial commit before publishing","Verify remotes: `git remote -v`, and fix or remove broken remote entries"],"exampleFix":"// before (fresh repo, no commits)\nf publish -y  ->  git log failed\n// after\ngit add -A && git commit -m \"initial commit\"\nf publish -y","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// preflight the git commands that feed the snapshot\nlet head = std::process::Command::new(\"git\").args([\"rev-parse\",\"HEAD\"]).output()?;\nif !head.status.success() {\n    eprintln!(\"repo has no commits; make an initial commit before publishing\");\n    std::process::exit(1);\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if let Err(e) = run_gitedit(&opts) {\n    let msg = e.to_string();\n    if msg.starts_with(\"git \") && msg.ends_with(\" failed\") {\n        eprintln!(\"git subcommand failed: {} — check stderr above (ownership? no commits? broken remote?)\", msg);\n    } else { return Err(e); }\n}","preventionTips":["Add `safe.directory` entries for container-mounted repos","Commit at least once before publishing a fresh repo","Audit `git remote -v` for broken remotes"],"tags":["git","shell-out","command-failed"],"backgroundTag":"git-command-failed","analyzedSha":"a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce","analyzedAt":"2026-09-01T22:43:55.719Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}