wtfutil/wtf · error

currentCmd execution failed: %w

Error message

currentCmd execution failed: %w

What it means

Raised in the progress widget's Refresh when the configured currentCmd shell command fails (non-zero exit, command not found, or no output) — the widget cannot determine the current value, stores the error, and displays it instead of the progress bar.

Source

Thrown at modules/progress/widget.go:84

			widget.err = fmt.Errorf("minimumCmd execution failed: %w", err)
			widget.display()
			return
		}
	}

	if cmd := widget.settings.maximumCmd; cmd != "" {
		widget.maximum, err = widget.execValueCmd(cmd)
		if err != nil {
			widget.err = fmt.Errorf("maximumCmd execution failed: %w", err)
			widget.display()
			return
		}
	}

	if cmd := widget.settings.currentCmd; cmd != "" {
		widget.current, err = widget.execValueCmd(cmd)
		if err != nil {
			widget.err = fmt.Errorf("currentCmd execution failed: %w", err)
			widget.display()
			return
		}
	}

	widget.calcPercent()

	widget.display()
}

/* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */

func (widget *Widget) content() string {
	if widget.err != nil {
		return "[red]Error: " + widget.err.Error()
	}

	percent := widget.formatPercent(widget.percent)

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Solutions

1. Run currentCmd manually in the configured shell to reproduce the failure
2. Check the command exists on PATH or use an absolute path
3. Ensure the command prints a numeric value to stdout and exits 0
4. Verify the SHELL environment variable is set

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/progress/widget.go:84 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of wtfutil/wtf@bb838c1ccb (2026-09-03). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c8b5a2dbd65adb54. Report an issue: GitHub.