nikivdev/code · error

--ignored requires the target to be inside a git repository

Error message

--ignored requires the target to be inside a git repository

What it means

Error "--ignored requires the target to be inside a git repository" thrown in nikivdev/code.

Source

Thrown at src/code.rs:566

            ensure_dir(parent, opts.dry_run, &mut planned_dirs)?;
        }
    }

    if opts.dry_run {
        println!(
            "Would copy template {} -> {}",
            template_dir.display(),
            target_display
        );
        if opts.ignored {
            if let Some((repo_root, entry)) = gitignore_entry_for_target(&target)? {
                println!(
                    "Would add {} to {}",
                    entry,
                    repo_root.join(".gitignore").display()
                );
            } else {
                bail!("--ignored requires the target to be inside a git repository");
            }
        }
        return Ok(());
    }

    copy_dir_all(&template_dir, &target)?;
    println!("Created {}", target_display);
    if opts.ignored {
        if let Some((repo_root, entry)) = gitignore_entry_for_target(&target)? {
            ensure_gitignore_entry(&repo_root, &entry)?;
        } else {
            bail!("--ignored requires the target to be inside a git repository");
        }
    }
    Ok(())
}

fn migrate_project(opts: CodeMigrateOpts, root: &str) -> Result<()> {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/code.rs:566 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nikivdev/code@a747e741ae (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/061ba09298077623. Report an issue: GitHub.